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 Speaker Count2012-2021 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers. StatusWikipedia article on Slovak: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. RegionSlovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Carpathian Ruthenia, Slavonia, and Vojvodina 2 Classification
Language Kind Official Status Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Slovak Language
Source Wikipedia: Slovak Language
Written In
Slovak is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Slovak (Glottolog languoid slov1269)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: threatened
2. Wikipedia: Slovak Language
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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.
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slk
Infobox: date
2012-2021
Infobox: states
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.
In Family: Balto-Slavic, Infobox, Language family
Balto-Slavic
In Family: West Slavic, Infobox, Language family
West Slavic
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