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1 (National)
Slovene
[slv]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1991, Constitution, Article 11). 1,995,000 in Slovenia, all users. L1 users: 1,920,000 in Slovenia (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 75,000 (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 2,229,450 (as L1: 2,045,450; as L2: 184,000).
2 (Provincial)
Hungarian
[hun]
2 (Provincial). Recognized language (1991, Constitution, Article 64). 8,700 in Slovenia (Laakso et al 2013).
Italian
[ita]
2 (Provincial). Recognized language (1991, Constitution, Article 64). 3,760 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
5 (Dispersed)
Bosnian
[bos]
5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (2000, Slovenian Ratification, ECRML). 31,500 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
Croatian
[hrv]
5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (2000, Slovenian Ratification, ECRML). 1,332,300 in Slovenia, all users. L1 users: 72,300 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD). L2 users: 1,260,000 (European Commission 2012).
English
[eng]
5* (Dispersed). 1,230,000 in Slovenia (European Commission 2012), L2 users.
French
[fra]
5* (Dispersed). 50,000 in Slovenia (Beck et al 2018), L2 users.
German, Standard
[deu]
5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (2000, Slovenian Ratification, ECRML). 879,200 in Slovenia, all users. L1 users: 5,200 in Slovenia (2019 Eurostat). L2 users: 874,000 (2019).
Serbian
[srp]
5* (Dispersed). Recognized language (2000, Slovenian Ratification, ECRML). 49,500 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
5 (Developing)
Romani, Carpathian
[rmc]
5* (Developing). Recognized language (1991, Constitution, Article 65). 3,830 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
Slovenian Sign Language
[ysl]
5 (Developing). Recognized language (2002, Law 96/02, Law on the Use of Slovenian Sign Language, ZUSZJ). 1,000 in Slovenia (2014 Association of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Slovenia). About 0.05% of total population. Other estimates: 863 (2021 EUD); 2,500–3,000 (2004 M. Debecv et al). Total users in all countries: 25,000.
8a (Moribund)
Venetian
[vec]
8a (Moribund).
Unestablished
Albanian, Gheg
[aln]
Unestablished. 7,180 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
Macedonian
[mkd]
Unestablished. 4,760 in Slovenia (2003 UNSD).
Russian
[rus]
Unestablished. 30,000 in Slovenia (Arefyev 2012), all users.
