sloTechnical information about ISO 639 language code slo
The table below provides technical details for the Slovak language, designated by the slo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Slovak Native Slovenčina |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Western SlovakCentral SlovakEastern Slovak |
| Related languages | CzechPolishUpper SorbianLower SorbianRusyn |
| Key facts | Mutually intelligible with Czech to a high degreeUses a 46-letter Latin alphabet featuring unique characters such as Ľ, Ĺ, Ť and ŇDistinguishes short and long vowels phonemically, marked with diacriticsFirst full codification was produced by Anton Bernolák in 1790Contains the uncommon consonant cluster “šť” pronounced /ʃc/ |
| Sample phrase | Ahoj, ako sa máš? |
| Character encodings | ISO 8859-2, ISO 8859-16, Windows 1250, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Slovak language, identified by the code slo, 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: slo for bibliographic purposes and slk for terminology uses.
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