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Slovene

Slovene

Summary

Slovene is natively spoken by about 2 million people, primarily in Slovenia, where it is the official language. It is integral to Slovenian cultural identity, known for its Alpine landscapes, folk music, and traditions such as the Kurentovanje festival. Written in the Latin alphabet, Slovene grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, a system of dual and plural forms for nouns and verbs, and a complex system of verb conjugations that denote tense, aspect, and mood.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Latin

  • Writing System Type: Alphabet

  • Writing Direction: L to R

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: N

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 6

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 3

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 3

  • Word Order: SVO

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 8

  • Number of Consonants: 21

Areas Where Spoken

  • Slovenia (official) (91.1%) (1.92 mil)

Resources

Websites

Lessons

  • SEELRC : An In-depth PDF for those looking to tackle some higher grammar for Slovene.

  • Book2 : Phrasebook with audio to match the words, extensive and easy to use.

Culture

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