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Slovak

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Slovak is a West Slavic language of the Czech-Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by approximately five million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
slk 1
Speaker Count
5,000,000 1
2012-2021 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers.
Region
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Carpathian Ruthenia, Slavonia, and Vojvodina 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
Slovak
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Latin Script, Scripts

Slovak is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Slovak Language
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  • Lead section
    Slovak, is a West Slavic language of the Czech-Slovak group, written in Latin script. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately five million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    slk
  • Infobox, Speakers
    L1: 5 million (2012-2021)
  • Infobox, Native to
    Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Carpathian Ruthenia, Slavonia, and Vojvodina
  • Official status, Slovak entity page
    Spoken by approximately five million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.
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