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'''Slovenian''' (or '''Slovene''') language is an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] that belongs to the family of [[South Slavic languages|South]] [[Slavic languages]]. It is spoken by about 2 million speakers, mainly in [[Slovenia]]. | '''Slovenian''' (or '''Slovene''') language is an [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]] that belongs to the family of [[South Slavic languages|South]] [[Slavic languages]]. It is spoken by about 2 million speakers, mainly in [[Slovenia]] but also in some regions of [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] with [[Slovenian minority|Slovenian minorities]]. | ||
Slovenian is one of the few languages who preserved the [[grammatical number|dual grammatical number]]. | Slovenian is one of the few languages who preserved the [[grammatical number|dual grammatical number]]. | ||
The word ''Slovenian'' litrally means ''Slavic''. | The word ''Slovenian'' litrally means ''Slavic''. | ||
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Slovenian (or Slovene) language is an Indo-European language that belongs to the family of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by about 2 million speakers, mainly in Slovenia but also in some regions of Italy, Austria and Hungary with Slovenian minorities.
Slovenian is one of the few languages who preserved the dual grammatical number.
The word Slovenian litrally means Slavic.