Bernolks literary language Cultural West Slovak Dialect from
Trnava used by catholics in past (protestants spoke Czech) Similar
to Czech language, sounds harder than other dialects, slower tempo,
more relaxed feeling First written evidence 16th century Northern:
Trenn, ilina, adca sound softer than southern Southeastern: Nitra
Southwestern: Bratislava, Trnava, Zhorie Personalities: Hugoln
Gavlovi, Anton Bernolk
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Central Slovak Dialects
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Basis of literary Slovak codified by . tr and friends
Ostrihomsk ritul (1625) first printed text in Cultural Central
Slovak Cultural Central Slovak spoken from approx. 11th century by
townsmen and minor nobility Northern: Martin, Liptov, Prievidza
Southern: Zvolen, Levice, Bansk Bystrica, Luenec
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Eastern Slovak Dialects
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Written evidence from 15th century threatening letter to
Bardejov (1493) No Czech influence, significant Polish and German
influence Fast tempo, sounds soft, feeling of temperament Southern
and western: Poprad, Preov, Koice Central: Michalovce, Trebiov
Eastern: Humenn
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Ruthenian
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Intelligible with Ukrainian Many folk songs identical with
Ukrainian Southwestern border of Kievan Rus Rus region of
Lithuanian Duchy West Russian language in Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth replaced with Polish Spoken also in Ukraine and Poland
Galicija region Taught at schools in Slovakia 33,482 native
speakers in Slovakia (2011 census) A. Duchnovi important writer
from 19th century
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Hungarian
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Palc Northeast Trans- danubian Standard Hungarian taught at
schools in Slovakia 520 000 speakers in Slovakia (2001 census)
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Hungarian extreme nationalism
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Goral Dialect
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Kysuce, Upper Orava, Spi/Zamagurie + enclaves Polish origin
Language of assimilated colonizing shepherds
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Thank you for your attention sources:
http://www.ankawgarnkach.pl/en/main-dishes/ruthenian-dumplings
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/__
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenian_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rus-1389-lg.png
http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult%C3%BArna_stredosloven%C4%8Dina
http://www.goralske-narecie.estranky.sk/clanky/gorali.html