South Slavic language spoken primarily in Slovenia
"Slovenščina" redirects here. For the West Slavic language spoken in Slovakia, see Slovak language.
Slovene
Slovenian
slovenščina, slovenski jezik
Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnʃtʃina],[1][slɔˈʋèːnskiˈjɛ̀ːzik][2][3]
Native to
Slovenia Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Austria (Carinthia and Styria) Hungary (Vas County)
Ethnicity
Slovenes
Native speakers
2.5 million (2010)[4]
Language family
Indo-European
Balto-Slavic
Slavic
South Slavic
Western South Slavic
Slovene
Dialects
Prekmurje dialect
Resian
approx. 48 unstandardised dialects
Writing system
Latin (Slovene alphabet) Slovene Braille
Official status
Official language in
Slovenia European Union
Recognised minority language in
Austria[5] Hungary[6] Italy[7]
Regulated by
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Language codes
ISO 639-1
sl Slovenian
ISO 639-2
slv Slovenian
ISO 639-3
slv Slovenian
Glottolog
slov1268 Slovenian
Linguasphere
53-AAA-f (51 varieties)
Slovene-speaking areas
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South Slavic languages and dialects
Western South Slavic
Serbo-Croatian
Standard languages
Bosnian
Croatian
Montenegrin
Serbian (Slavonic-Serbian)
Dialects
Shtokavian
(Younger Ikavian
Bunjevac
Slavonian
Šokac
Dubrovnik
Eastern Herzegovinian
Užice
Zeta–Raška
Kosovo–Resava (Smederevo–Vršac)
Šumadija–Vojvodina
Prizren–Timok (Prizren–South Morava
Gorani
Janjevo–Letnica
Svrljig–Zaplanje
Timok–Lužnica))
Chakavian
(Burgenland
Molise)
Kajkavian
Torlakian
(Prizren–South Morava
Gorani
Janjevo–Letnica
Svrljig–Zaplanje
Timok–Lužnica)
Accents
Ekavian
Ijekavian
Ikavian
Comparison of standard Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian
Slovene
Dialects
(Prekmurje Slovene
Resian)
Eastern South Slavic
Church Slavonic (Old)
Bulgarian
Dialects
Banat
Torlakian
Meshterski
Macedonian
Dialects
(Western
Southeastern
Northern
Torlakian)
Spoken Macedonian
Standard Macedonian
Transitional dialects
Serbian–Bulgarian–Macedonian
Transitional Bulgarian dialects
Torlakian
Gorani
Croatian–Slovenian
Kajkavian
Bulgarian–Macedonian
Slavic dialects of Greece
Alphabets
Modern
Gaj's Latina
Serbian Cyrillic
Bulgarian Cyrillic
Macedonian Cyrillic
Montenegrin
Slovene
Historical
Bohoričica
Dajnčica
Metelčica
Arebica
Bosnian Cyrillic
Glagolitic
Early Cyrillic
a Includes Banat Bulgarian alphabet.
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Slovene (/ˈsloʊviːn/ⓘ or /sloʊˈviːn,slə-/[8]) or Slovenian (/sloʊˈviːniən,slə-/ⓘ;[9][10]slovenščina) is a Western member of South Slavic languages, which belong to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Most of its 2.5 million speakers are the inhabitants of Slovenia, majority of them ethnic Slovenes. As Slovenia is part of the European Union, Slovene is also one of its 24 official and working languages. Its syntax is highly fusional and characterized by dual grammatical number. Two accentual norms (one characterized by pitch accent) are used. Its flexible word order is often adjusted for emphasis or stylistic reasons, although basically it is a SVO language. It has a T–V distinction: the use of the V-form demonstrates a respectful attitude towards superiors and the elderly, while it can be sidestepped through the passive form.[11]
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^"Slovenski pravopis 2001: slovenski".
^"Slovenski pravopis 2001: jezik".
^"International Mother Language Day 2010". Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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^"Hungary: demographic situation, languages and religions".
^"Norme in materia di tutela delle minoranze linguistiche storiche" (in Italian).
^Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
^Cf. Slovenia in Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 3-12-539683-2
^"Slovenian". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
^"TIkanje, VIkanje, (na) polVIkanje in ONIkanje" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 4 January 2017.
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