slvTechnical information about ISO 639 language code slv
The table below provides technical details for the Slovenian language, designated by the slv code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Slovenian Native Slovenščina |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | CarinthianUpper CarniolanLower CarniolanLittoralRovteStyrianPannonian |
| Related languages | CroatianSerbianBosnianMontenegrinMacedonianBulgarian |
| Key facts | The earliest continuous Slovenian text appears in the 10th-century Freising ManuscriptsSlovenian preserves the dual grammatical number alongside singular and pluralMany dialects keep a pitch accent on long vowelsThe modern literary language was shaped in the 16th century by Protestant writers such as Primož TrubarThe Slovene alphabet uses 25 Latin letters, omitting q, w, x and y and adding č, š and ž |
| Sample phrase | Živjo, kako si? |
| Character encodings | ISO 8859-2, ISO 8859-16, Windows 1250, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Slovenian language, identified by the code slv, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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