Slovene language

Slovene
Slovenian
slovenščina, slovenski jezik
Pronunciation	[slɔˈʋèːnʃtʃina],[1] [slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik][2][3]
Native to	Slovenia Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Austria (Carinthia and Styria) Hungary (Vas County)
Ethnicity	Slovenes
Native speakers	2.5 million (2010)[4]
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene
Dialects	Prekmurje dialect Resian approx. 48 unstandardised dialects
Writing system	Latin (Slovene alphabet) Slovene Braille
Official status
Official language in	Slovenia  European Union
Recognised minority language in	Austria[5]  Hungary[6]  Italy[7]
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
Glottolog	slov1268  Slovenian
Linguasphere	53-AAA-f (51 varieties)
Slovene-speaking areas
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Slovene (/ˈsloʊviːn/ ^ⓘ or /sloʊˈviːn, slə-/^[8]) or Slovenian (/sloʊˈviːniən, slə-/ ^ⓘ;^[9][10] slovenščina) is a Western member of South Slavic languages, which belong to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Most of its 2.5 million speakers are the inhabitants of Slovenia, majority of them ethnic Slovenes. As Slovenia is part of the European Union, Slovene is also one of its 24 official and working languages. Its syntax is highly fusional and characterized by dual grammatical number. Two accentual norms (one characterized by pitch accent) are used. Its flexible word order is often adjusted for emphasis or stylistic reasons, although basically it is a SVO language. It has a T–V distinction: the use of the V-form demonstrates a respectful attitude towards superiors and the elderly, while it can be sidestepped through the passive form.^[11]