Slavic languages
languages of the Slavic peoples
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The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages) are the largest language family of the Indo-European group. Slavic languages and dialects are spoken in Central, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and northern Asia.
| Slavic | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Slavs |
| Geographic distribution: | Throughout Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Proto-language: | Proto-Slavic |
| Subdivisions: | |
| ISO 639-2 and 639-5: | sla |
 Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language
Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language
Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language | |
List of Slavic languagesEdit
East Slavic languagesEdit
These languages are usually written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
West Slavic languagesEdit
These languages are usually written with the Roman alphabet.
- Czech-Slovak languages
- Lechitic languages
- Sorbian
- Upper Sorbian
- Lower Sorbian
South Slavic languagesEdit
These languages may be written with the Cyrillic or Latin script, depending on the language.
- Eastern
- Western
