Slavic languages
subfamily of Indo-European languages
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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 Europe, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and North Asia.
Slavic | |
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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 languages change
East Slavic languages change
These languages are usually written with the Cyrillic alphabet.
West Slavic languages change
These languages are usually written with the Roman alphabet.
- Czech-Slovak languages
- Lechitic languages
- Sorbian
South Slavic languages change
These languages may be written with the Cyrillic or Latin script, depending on the language.
- Eastern
- Western