The Slovak Language

Slovak, as a written language, did not exist until the end of the C18th, when Anton Bernolak, a Roman Catholic priest set about to create a Slovak literary language. He based his creation on the Western Slovakian dialect and produced a phonetic spelling (one that is written as it is pronounced).

Bernolak published his new language in his "Grammatica Slavica" in 1790. The language was further developed in 1843, when an agreement on the codification of Slovak as a written language was made. This was led by Ludovit Stur, who now chose the Central dialect as the basis, believing it to be the purest form.

The Slovak alphabet is shown below. (Please note this web site does not use the accents on Slovak words to ensure that your browser can recognize all characters properly - below is an image).
For more information about the Slovak Language, please go to the Let's Learn Slovak section of the web site.

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