Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
Similar To
Czech Language
  
Czech Language
  
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Alphabets in
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Ahoj
  
Ahoj
  
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
  
Ďakujem vám
  
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
  
Ako sa máte?
  
Good Night
Dobrú noc
  
Dobrú noc
  
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
  
Dobrý večer
  
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
  
Dobré popoludnie
  
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
  
Dobré ráno
  
Please
Prosím
  
Prosím
  
Sorry
Pardón!
  
Pardón!
  
Bye
Dovidenia
  
Dovidenia
  
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
  
Ľúbim Ťa
  
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
  
Prepáčte!
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
  
Eastern Slovak
  
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
  
Central Slovak
  
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
  
Western Slovak
  
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
How Many People Speak?
5.20 million
  
99+
5.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.20 million
  
99+
5.20 million
  
99+
Native Name
slovenčina
  
slovenčina
  
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
French Name
slovaque
  
slovaque
  
German Name
Slowakisch
  
Slowakisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Slovaks
  
Slovaks
  
Origin
6th Century
  
6th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Western
  
Western
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
  
Proto-Slavic
  
Standard Forms
Slovak
  
Slovak
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sk
  
sk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
slk
  
slk
  
ISO 639 2/B
slo
  
slo
  
ISO 639 3
slk
  
slk
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
slov1269
  
slov1269
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
  
53-AAA-db
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Synthetic