German and Slovak Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
Germany
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Czech Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Czech-Slovak Language
German and Slovak as Minority Language
In German and Slovak speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Slovak as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Slovak as minority language: Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine.
If you want to compare German and Slovak dialects, then you can go to German vs Slovak Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Slovak Regulators
German and Slovak speaking countries provide you German and Slovak regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Slovak is regulated by Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Also get to learn, German and Slovak Language History.
German and Slovak Continents
Thinking about German and Slovak continents in which German and Slovak speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Slovak. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Slovak speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Slovak languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Slovak Interesting Facts:
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Czech Language and derived from Czech-Slovak Language.