Language code: slk
Technical information about ISO 639 language code slk
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The table below provides technical details for the Slovak language, designated by the slk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Slovak Native Slovenčina |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Western SlovakCentral SlovakEastern Slovak |
| Related languages | CzechPolishSilesianUpper SorbianLower Sorbian |
| Key facts | Belongs to the West Slavic branch of Indo-EuropeanStandard Slovak was codified in the 1840s mainly on Central SlovakWritten with Latin script enriched by diacritics such as č, ľ, ä and long vowel marksDistinguishes vowel length phonemically and has the rare consonantal phoneme /ľ/Remains highly mutually intelligible with Czech. |
| Sample phrase | Ahoj, ako sa máš? |
| Character encodings | ISO 8859-2, ISO 8859-16, Windows 1250, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 |
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The Slovak language, identified by the code slk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Slovak language: slk for terminology purposes and slo for bibliographic uses.
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