More than 1.3 million people around the world started learning Ukrainian after the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion.
The Ukrainian language has become a trend on the online language learning platform Duolingo. This is stated in the annual report of the popular application, published on December 6.
It was noted that after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, more than 1.3 million people in the world began to learn the Ukrainian language.
“Some of the most common reasons people learn a language are for study, work, travel, and an increasing number of people are interested in learning about the culture. But this year we found a new reason: unity,” Duolingo wrote.
Interest in learning the Ukrainian language increased in the first weeks after the start of the war, peaked at the end of March and remained stable until the end of 2022.
It has gained popularity in Argentina, Japan and Vietnam, as well as in the countries that have received the largest number of Ukrainian refugees.
“In the six months since the invasion, the number of people learning the Ukrainian language has increased by 1651% compared to last year in Germany, by 1615% in Poland and by 1515% in the Czech Republic,” the report said.
Advances in Ukrainian education were also recorded in Ireland (2229%) and the Netherlands (1590%).
Ukrainians themselves are the most active learners of German, perhaps because many hid in Germany.
It was previously reported that automatic Ukrainian subtitles appeared on YouTube. In addition, the Disney film studio launched an official YouTube channel with music from their cartoons in Ukrainian dubbing.
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Source: korrespondent
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