Slovak
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A language of Slovakia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Slovakian
Autonym
Slovenský Jazyk, Slovenčina
Population
5,115,000 in Slovakia, all users. L1 users: 4,770,000 in Slovakia (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 345,000 (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 7,227,240 (as L1: 5,182,240; as L2: 2,045,000).
Location
Widespread.
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Language Status
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 6(1)).
Classification
Dialects
None known. Slovaks in western and central parts of the speech community can understand Czech [ces].
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); no articles; case-marking (6 cases); verb affixes mark number, person; passives; tense and aspect; comparatives; 27 consonants, 10 vowels, 4 diphthongs; non-tonal; stress on first syllable.
Language Development
Fully developed. Bible: 1832–1999.
Language Resources
Christian.