Slovene Language

Slovene
Slovenian
slovenski jezik, slovenščina
Pronunciation	[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik],[slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Native to	Slovenia, Italy (in Friuli Venezia Giulia), Austria (in Carinthia and Styria), Croatia (in Istria), Hungary (in Vas); emigrant communities in various countries
Native speakers	2.5 million (2010)
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic 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  Hungary  Italy
Regulated by	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Language codes
ISO 639-1	sl
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	slov1268
Linguasphere	53-AAA-f (51 varieties)
Slovene-speaking areas
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Slovene (ⁱ/ˈsloʊviːn/ or /sloʊˈviːn, slə-/) or Slovenian (ⁱ/sloʊˈviːniən, slə-/;slovenski jezik or slovenščina), belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.