Slovak

Indo-European (Slavic)5 million totalLatin

RegionSlovakia

FamilyIndo-European (Slavic)

Speakers5 million total

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Slovak

The official language of Slovakia. Closely related to Czech and widely mutually intelligible with it. Uses Latin letters with diacritics for palatal sounds and length. A rhythmic law bans two long vowels side by side. Spoken at the geographic heart of Europe.

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