Slovene language
For the West Slavic language closely related to Czech spoken by 5 million in Slovakia, see Slovak language. Slovene Slovenian slovenski jezik, slovenščina Pronunciation [slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik] , [1] [2] [slɔˈʋèːnʃtʃina] [3] Native to Slovenia, Italy (in Friuli Venezia Giulia), Austria (in Carinthia and Styria), Croatia (in Istria), Hungary (in Vas); emigrant communities in various countries Ethnicity Slovenes Native speakers 2.5 million (2010) [4] Language family Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene and Kajkavian Slovene Dialects Prekmurje dialect Resian approx. 32 unstandardised dialects Writing system Latin (Slovene alphabet) Slovene Braille Official status Official language in Slovenia European Union Recognised minority language in Austria [ citation needed ] Hungary [ citation needed ] Italy [5] Regulated by Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Language codes ISO 639-1 sl Slovenian ISO 639-2 slv Slovenian ISO 639-3 slv Slovenian...