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Slovak and Belarusian


Belarusian and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Czech Language  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
46  
26
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
6  
3

How Many Consonants
38  
27
39  
28

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
Prosím  
Kali laska  

Sorry
Pardón!  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
Dovidenia  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
North-East Belarus  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
South-West Belarus  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
Middle Belarus  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.20 million  
99+
9.63 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
5.89 million  
99+

Native Name
slovenčina  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
slovaque  
biélorusse  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]  
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
6th Century  
18th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Slavic  

Branch
Western  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
Old East Slavic  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Belarusian  

Language Position
27  
25
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Belarusian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
bel  

ISO 639 3
slk  
bel  

ISO 639 6
slk  
bel  

Glottocode
slov1269  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Slovak and Belarusian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Slovak and Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Slovak and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovak are spoken in different Slovak Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovak vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovak dialects include: Eastern Slovak, Central Slovak. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Slovak and Belarusian Speaking population

Slovak and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovak and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Slovak and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Slovak and Belarusian on Slovak vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovak and Belarusian Language Codes

Slovak and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovak and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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