Home›Slavic Languages›Script UsedBrowse ByScript UsedScript used links a language to the writing system it is set down in. Spanish is written in the Latin script, of which Wikipedia notes "this set of letters is the basis of the Latin script, the most widely used writing system in the world." This dimension groups languages that share the same everyday writing system.FactsScript UsedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested315 1Script UsedFilter Results3 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllBalto-Slavic (2)East Slavic (1)Slavic (3)South Slavic (2)West Slavic (1)RegionAllAsia (2)Australia (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Carpathian Ruthenia (1)Central Asia (1)Eastern Europe (1)Europe (3)Moravia (2)North America (2)South America (1)The Balkans (2)The Caucasus (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)No Official Status (2)Official Language (2)StatusAllLiturgical / Learned Use Only (2)Living (2)Language KindAllExtinct (2)Safe (2)Vulnerable (2)TonalAllNot Tonal (2)Word OrderAllOther (1)SVO (2)Period Start YearAll863 (2)901 (1)1001 (2)1100 (1)1101 (2)1136 (1)1201 (1)1801 (1)Descends FromAllCentral Russian Dialects (1)Northern Russian dialect (1)Southern Russian dialect (1)In UnicodeAllEncoded (3)In Use Since (Year)All700 BCE (1)862 (1)893 (1)Number of CharactersAll41 (1)Script TypeAllAlphabet (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCyrillic ScriptScript Used7 entriesGlagolitic AlphabetScript Used1 entryLatin ScriptScript Used7 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Slavic Languagestier 2Wikimedia FoundationLead section, total speakers sentenceQuote, Lead section, total speakers sentenceThe number of speakers of all Slavic languages together was estimated to be 315 million at the turn of the twenty-first century.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.