Does anyone know a good place to learn Rusyn?

[Balcerhouse]

Just found yesterday that my family was from The kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria where Ruthenians come from. Id like to learn more. I converted to the Latin rite from Judaism two years ago.

 

[Balcerhouse]

Just found yesterday that my family was from The kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria where Ruthenians come from. Id like to learn more. I converted to the Latin rite from Judaism two years ago.

 

[Elostirion]

Looks like a subset of Ukrainian.
See the Wikipedia entry.
The Carpatho-Rusyn Society
And some blog (looks a bit promising).

Hope it helps narrow things down a bit. On a side note, do any polyglots around here have tips or knowledge about learning languages, like a best/fastest method or book?

 

[Vico]

Just found yesterday that my family was from The kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria where Ruthenians come from. Id like to learn more. I converted to the Latin rite from Judaism two years ago.

I studied Lemko variant in a class using a new textbook. There is a good resource which has a second good text we used, here:

holosy.sk/

If you cannot read Cyrillic characters then pick rusyňska latynіka on the right side. There are a number of language PDF files there in Язык і література.

One text we used is called: Русиньскый язык про зачаточників

Another one is at another place: Google for Let’s Speak Rusyn pdf
You can find a Lemko edition, and I was also able to find a Presov edition and a Transcarpathian edition.

 

[George_Stegmeir]

I would suggest that you first learn Russian in order to become familiar with the unique pronunciation of Slavic languages and Russian Grammar. It is then possible for you to learn any of the many language off shoots of Russian.
The best place to learn? Come to New York City and find a place to live in the Brighton Beach neighborhood and get a job in a shop or restaurant there. You will be speaking Russian in 6 months!
Brighton Beach neighbornood is wall to wall Russian immigrants, most of whom speak very little English. In fact, you hear very little English there and all of the store signs are in Russian. Brighton Beach is located right next to Coney Island in Brooklyn.

 

[Nestor_kea]

Sometimes Slovak is said to be “Slavic esperanto” but it is West Slavic while Ruthenian is East Slavic language. I would try to contact some of Ruthenian epachies or parishes in the USA or Canada. Many of them have only Ruthenian in their names and nothing more but they could know where to start. I think there could some Rusin association in the USA and if not, try to find some Slovak organisations and ask them about Rusins: many of them come from Slovakia and exist within Slovak space plus Slovak-Rusin relationships are good, so this could be another good start point. And forget English pronunciation.

 

[Patchunky]

Just found yesterday that my family was from The kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria where Ruthenians come from. Id like to learn more. I converted to the Latin rite from Judaism two years ago.

The University of Presov, in Presov, Slovakia offers an intense course in Rusyn each summer. There are various levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced. I believe the courses are 2-3 weeks in length and also include various aspects of Rusyn culture.

If I can find more, I will post here…

 

[jfoges]

Were your family members from there Jews?