Boykos
бойки | |
|---|---|
Boyko family of Maniava, late 19th century | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ukraine | 131 (2001) |
| Poland | 258 (2011) |
| Languages | |
| Boyko dialect of Rusyn or Ukrainian language Slovak | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Catholic, Orthodox Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Lemkos · Hutsuls | |
The Boykos or Boikos (Rusyn: бойки; Ukrainian: бойки, romanized: boiky; Polish: Bojkowie; Slovak: Pujďáci), or simply Highlanders (Ukrainian: верховинці, romanized: verkhovyntsi; Rusyn: ґоралы, romanized: goraly), are an ethnolinguistic group located in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. Along with the neighbouring Lemkos and Hutsuls, the Boykos are considered a sub-group of Rusyns and speak a distinct East Slavic dialect. Within Ukraine, the Boykos and other Rusyns are seen as a sub-group of ethnic Ukrainians. Boykos differ from their neighbors in dialect, dress, folk architecture, and customs.