Slovenian language (slv) - Revision history

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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Slovene language,Slovenian Language,Slovene,Windisch,Slovenian,Slovenscina

<b>Description:</b>

Slovene or Slovenian (slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with slovenčina, which is the proper name for Slovak) is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.4 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. Slovene is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union.
Standard Slovene is the national language that evolved from the Central Slovene dialects in the 18th century and consolidated itself through the 19th and 20th century. While distinct regional varieties descended from the older rural dialects still exist, the spoken and written language is uniform and standardized. Some dialects differ considerably from the standard language in grammar and vocabulary. Though not facing imminent extinction, such dialects have been in decline during the past century, despite the fact that they are well researched and their use is often encouraged by local authorities.
The distinctive characteristics of Slovene are dual grammatical number, two accentual norms, one characterized by pitch accent, and abundant inflection (a trait shared with many Slavic languages). Although Slovene is basically a SVO language, word order is very<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=28135 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Slovenian language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_slv_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_slv_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Orthography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_slv_ortho-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_slv_ortho-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Phonology:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_slv_phon-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_slv_phon-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Universal Declaration Of Human Rights:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_slv_undec-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_slv_undec-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/slovenia Slovenia]</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<b><i>Countries: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/holy_roman_empire Holy Roman Empire]
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/europe Europe]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-1 Code: </b></td><td>sl</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>slv</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

  [[Indo-European Group]]

    [[Slavic Group]]

      [[South Slavic Group]]

        [[Western South Group]]

          <b>[[Slovenian language]]</b>

            [[Resian dialect]]

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