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Czech

CHESH-tyi-nah
Also Known As čeština
Slavic Languages

Czech is a West Slavic language, closely related to and substantially mutually intelligible with Slovak, and the official language of the Czech Republic. Standard written Czech and the everyday spoken language, often called Common Czech, diverge enough in everyday vocabulary and grammar that the relationship is sometimes described by linguists as a mild diglossia.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
cs 3
Speaker Count
10,700,000 3
Status
Living 3
Attested From (Year)
from 1101 4
Region
Czech Republic (official); minority-language status in Slovakia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine 5
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Slavic, Language Families
Source The Cambridge Encyclopedia of LanguageDavid Crystal (editor)
West Slavic, Language Families
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Written In

Latin Script, Scripts
Source Omniglot: The Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Central Europe

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Original Language Of

Closely Watched Trains

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Larks on a String

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Jaroslav Hašek

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

The Good Soldier Švejk

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Czech (Glottolog languoid czec1258)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
David Crystal (editor), Cambridge University Press, 2010
  • Official status, Czech entity page
    Czech is a West Slavic language, closely related to and substantially mutually intelligible with Slovak, and the official language of the Czech Republic.
  • In Family: Slavic
3. Ethnologue: Languages of the World
SIL International, 2024View the Source
4. Omniglot: Czech language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 12th century
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5. Wikipedia: Czech Language
Wikipedia
Quote
[ˈtʃɛʃcɪna]
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Omniglot: The Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
Written In: Latin ScriptView the Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica
In Family: West SlavicView the Source
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