Surzhyk
Surzhyk (Ukrainian and Russian: суржик, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈsurʒek], Russian pronunciation: [ˈsurʐɨk]) is a mixture between Ukrainian and Russian languages, used in certain regions of Ukraine and the neighboring regions of Russia and Moldova. The phenomenon of surzhyk is commonly interpreted as an application of Russian-language words and idioms in combination with Ukrainian speech, which makes it essentially a heavily Russified version of colloquial Ukrainian, although the opposite process can also take place.