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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]] but also in some regions of [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] with [[Slovenian minority|Slovenian minorities]]. It of one of the official languages of the [[European Union]].
The '''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 two million speakers, mainly in [[Slovenia]] but also in some regions of [[Italy]], [[Austria]] and [[Hungary]] with [[Slovenian minority|Slovenian minorities]]. It of one of the official languages of the [[European Union]].


Slovenian is one of the few languages who preserved the [[grammatical number|dual grammatical number]].
Slovenian is one of the few languages which preserves the [[grammatical number|dual grammatical number]].


The word ''Slovenian'' litrally means ''Slavic''.
The word ''Slovenian'' litrally means ''Slavic''.

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The Slovenian (or Slovene) language is an Indo-European language that belongs to the family of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by about two million speakers, mainly in Slovenia but also in some regions of Italy, Austria and Hungary with Slovenian minorities. It of one of the official languages of the European Union.

Slovenian is one of the few languages which preserves the dual grammatical number.

The word Slovenian litrally means Slavic.