Slovene

SLV

national

Alternate Names: Slovenian, Slovenscina

Dialects: Lower Carniola, Prekmurski, Primorski, Stajerski, Upper Carniola. The literary dialect between the 2 main dialects is based on Dolenjsko. Dialects diverse.

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Slavic
South
Western

Demographics: 1,910,000 in Slovenia (ELDIA 2012). Population total all countries: 2,085,160.

Language Use: 1,145,000 also use Croatian [hrv]. 1,106,000 also use English [eng]. 970,000 also use Standard German [deu].

Language Development: Fully developed. Bible: 1584–1996.

Typology: SVO.

Spoken In: Slovenia

Writing System: Braille, Latin

Nation of Origin: Slovenia