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What Language Do They Speak in Slovakia?
The official language of Slovakia is Slovak. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Slovak (90%), Czech (47%) and English (26%).
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Official languages of Slovakia
Most spoken languages in Slovakia
All languages of Slovakia (7)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovak | 5,007,285 · 90% | Indo-European | Official |
| Czech | 2,614,915 · 47% | Indo-European | Safe |
| English | 1,446,549 · 26% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 1,224,003 · 22% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Hungarian | 612,001 · 11% | Uralic | Safe |
| Ukrainian | 105,709 · 2% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Polish | 51,741 · 0.93% | Indo-European | Safe |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Slovakia?
The official language of Slovakia is Slovak. In total about 7 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Slovak (90%), Czech (47%) and English (26%).
What is the official language of Slovakia?
Slovak.
Is English spoken in Slovakia?
About 26% of people in Slovakia speak English (1.4 million).
How many languages are spoken in Slovakia?
About 7 living languages — #116 in the world for linguistic diversity. 2 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).