Slovakia
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Chakavian
[ckm] Bratislavsky region: Cunovo, Chorvatsky Grob, Devinska Nova Ves, Jarovice. Users: 3,000 in Slovakia (2021 K. Tyran). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Gradišćanskohrvatski jezik. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Czech
[ces] Widespread. Users: 2,585,200 in Slovakia, all users. L1 users: 35,200 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 2,550,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Čeština, Český jazyk. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak.
English
[eng] Users: 1,420,800 in Slovakia, all users. L1 users: 800 in Slovakia (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. L2 users: 1,420,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Angličtina. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Users: 114,000 in Slovakia (Beck et al 2018), L2 users. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
German, Standard
[deu] Scattered. Users: 1,205,190 in Slovakia, all users. L1 users: 5,190 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). L2 users: 1,200,000 (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Deutsch, Nemec. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Hungarian
[hun] Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, and Trnavsky regions; mainly near southern border. Users: 509,000 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in southeast, south (1999, National Minority Language Use Act, Article 2). Alternate Names: Maďarský, Magyar. Classification: Uralic.
Polish
[pol] Scattered. Users: 3,120 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Romani, Carpathian
[rmc] Banskobystricky region: Brezno, Krupina, and Rimavská Sobota districts; Kosicky region: Krompachy area (East Slovak Romani dialect); Nitriansky region: Šaľa district; Presovsky region: Bardejov district; Trnavsky region: Senica district (West Slovak Romani dialect). Users: 123,000 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 157,110. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Bashaldo, Central Romani, Hungarian-Slovak Romani, Karpacki Roma, Sárvika Romá, Ungrike Romá. Autonym: Romanes. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern.
Romani, Vlax
[rmy] Scattered. Users: Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Rom. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Vlax.
Russian
[rus] Users: 1,300,000 in Slovakia (Arefyev 2012), all users. L1 users: 3,180 (2013 UNSD). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Rusyn
[rue] Presovsky region: far northeast corner. Users: 55,500 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Carpathian, Carpatho-Rusyn, Rusinskiy yazyk, Ruthenian. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Slovak
[slk] Widespread. Users: 5,115,000 in Slovakia, all users. L1 users: 4,770,000 in Slovakia (European Commission 2012). L2 users: 345,000 (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 7,251,080 (as L1: 5,206,080; as L2: 2,045,000). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 6(1)). Alternate Names: Slovakian. Autonym: Slovenský Jazyk, Slovenčina. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak.
Slovakian Sign Language
[svk] Scattered. Users: 15,000 (2021 EUD). About 0.3% of total population. Another estimate: 27,000 (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (1995, Law on the Sign Language of the Deaf 149). Alternate Names: Slovak Republic Sign Language, Slovak Sign Language, Slovnik Posunkovej Reci, Slovník Posunkovej Reči. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Scattered, mainly in larger towns in eastern Slovakia. Users: 5,690 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.