| Slovak | |
|---|---|
| slovenčina, slovenský jazyk | |
| Native to | Slovakia; minority language in Czech Republic, Serbia, Hungary |
| Native speakers | over 7 million (2001 census) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
|
| Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |
Slovakia Recognised minority language in: |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | sk |
| ISO 639-2 |
slo (B) slk (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | slk |
Slovak 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, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Ireland, Romania, Poland, Canada, Hungary, Croatia, the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, and Ukraine.