Slovene language

Slovene
	Slovenian
	slovenski jezik, slovenščina
Pronunciation	[sloˈʋenski ˈjɛzik], [sloˈʋenʃtʃina]
Native to	Slovenia, Italy (in Friuli Venezia Giulia), Austria (in Carinthia and Styria), Hungary (in Vas); emigrant communities in various countries
Native speakers	2.5 million
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Prekmurje dialect; Resian; approx. 32 unstandardised dialects;
Writing system	Latin (Slovene alphabet); Slovene Braille
Official status
Official language in	Slovenia ; European Union ; Regional or local official language in:; Austria ; Hungary ; Italy
Regulated by	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Language codes
ISO 639-1	sl
ISO 639-2	slv
ISO 639-3	slv
Linguasphere	53-AAA-f (51 varieties)
	Slovene-speaking areas
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Slovene (or Slovenian) is a language. It is the official language of Slovenia.

More than two million people speak Slovene. It is a Slavic language, written for more than 1000 years.

It is one of the official languages in the EU. The alphabet is almost like the English alphabet.

Examples :

NotesEdit

↑ "International Mother Language Day 2010". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
↑ Nìč sounds like nitch in English. The Č in nič is a special letter of the Slovene alphabet. Other special letters are Š and Ž.

Slovene
Slovenian
slovenski jezik, slovenščina
Pronunciation	[sloˈʋenski ˈjɛzik], [sloˈʋenʃtʃina]
Native to	Slovenia, Italy (in Friuli Venezia Giulia), Austria (in Carinthia and Styria), Hungary (in Vas); emigrant communities in various countries
Native speakers	2.5 million^[1]
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene
Dialects	Prekmurje dialect Resian approx. 32 unstandardised dialects
Writing system	Latin (Slovene alphabet) Slovene Braille
Official status
Official language in	Slovenia European Union Regional or local official language in: Austria Hungary Italy
Regulated by	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`sl`
ISO 639-2	`slv`
ISO 639-3	`slv`
Linguasphere	`53-AAA-f (51 varieties)`
Slovene-speaking areas
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