Languages

Slovak

Slavic Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Slovak." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/slovak.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Slovak. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/slovak

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-slovak,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Slovak},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/slovak},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Slovak Language

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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.

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1. Wikipedia: Slovak Language

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