Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
Moldova, Romania
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
Similar To
Czech Language
  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ahoj
  
alo
  
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
  
multumesc
  
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
  
ce mai faci?
  
Good Night
Dobrú noc
  
noapte Buna
  
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
  
buna Seara
  
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
  
buna Ziua
  
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
  
bună Dimineața
  
Please
Prosím
  
Vă Rog
  
Sorry
Pardón!
  
scuze
  
Bye
Dovidenia
  
La revedere
  
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
  
Te iubesc
  
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
  
Scuza-Ma
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
  
Aromanian
  
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
  
Megleno-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
  
Istro-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
Croatia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
5.20 million
  
99+
28.00 million
  
38
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.20 million
  
99+
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
4.00 million
  
30
Native Name
slovenčina
  
Română
  
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
French Name
slovaque
  
roumain; moldave
  
German Name
Slowakisch
  
Rumänisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[roˈmɨnə]
  
Ethnicity
Slovaks
  
Romanians
  
Origin
6th Century
  
1521
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Western
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
  
Proto-Romanian
  
Standard Forms
Slovak
  
Romanian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Romanian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sk
  
ro
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
slk
  
ron
  
ISO 639 2/B
slo
  
rum
  
ISO 639 3
slk
  
ron
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
slov1269
  
roma1327
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
  
51-AAD-c
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Synthetic