It is the only well-recorded East Germanic languages.

It is the East Germanic language with the biggest number of texts surviving today.

Ukrainian is the only modern East Slavic language which preserves the vocative case.

Although, there is no specific word order in East Slavic languages.

Hyslop (2010) classifies the East Bodish languages as follows.

Stress marks are optional in East Slavic languages.

Although closely related to other East Slavic languages, Belarusian phonology is distinct in a number of ways.

The East Germanic languages were marginalized from the end of the Migration period.

East Slavic languages originate in the language spoken in Rus.

In the east, Dzala an East Bodish language, is spoken.