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| | Name | Slovak |
| Nativename | slovenčina, slovenský jazyk |
| Familycolor | Indo-European |
| States | Slovakia and as a minority language also in the
United States
Czech Republic,
Serbia,
Ireland
United Kingdom
Romania
Poland
Canada,
Hungary
Croatia
Australia
Austria
Ukraine
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| Region | Central Europe |
| Speakers | over 7 million |
| Script | Latin alphabet (Slovak variant) |
| Fam2 | Slavic |
| Fam3 | West Slavic |
| Fam4 | Czech-Slovak |
| Nation |
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Vojvodina in Serbia
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Recognised minority language in:
Ukraine |
| Agency | Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic |
| Iso1 | sk|iso2b=slo|iso2t=slk|iso3=slk|lingua=53-AAA-db < 53-AAA-b...-d
(varieties: 53-AAA-dba to 53-AAA-dbs) |
| Notice | IPA |
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Slovak ( , slovenčina, not to be confused with slovenski jezik or slovenščina, the native name of the Slovene language), is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages (together with Czech, Polish, Silesian, Kashubian, and Sorbian).
Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people. There are also Slovak speakers in the United States (1,200,000), the Czech Republic (350,000), Serbia (60,000), Ireland (30,000), Romania (22,000), Poland (20,000), Canada (20,000), Hungary (11,800), Croatia (5,000), The United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, and Ukraine.
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