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Language code: slv

Technical information about ISO 639 language code slv

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The table below provides technical details for the Slovenian language, designated by the slv code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

slv

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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