Czech
A language of Czech Republic
| Population | 9,250,000 in Czech Republic (2001 census). Population total all countries: 9,490,840. |
| Region | West: Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia. Also in Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Israel, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States. |
| Alternate names | Bohemian, Cestina |
| Dialects | Central Bohemian, Czecho-Moravian, Hanak, Lach (Yalach), Northeast Bohemian, Southwest Bohemian. All Czech and Slovak dialects are mutually inherently intelligible. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak |
| Language use | National language. |
| Language development | Fully developed. Bible: 1380–1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Serbia
| Language name | Czech |
| Population | 40,000 in Serbia (2006). |
| Alternate names | Bohemian, Cestina |
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