Slovene or Slovenian (slovenski jezik or slovenščina not to be confused with slovenčina the native name of Slovak) belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.
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ISO 639-1 code
sl
ISO 639-2 code
slv
ISO 639-3 code
slv
family
Slavic languages, South Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic languages
language regulator or academy
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
spoken in
Slovenia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Carinthia (state), Styria, Vas County
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