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The '''Slavic''' or '''Slavonic languages''' are a branch of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] language family, spoken in eastern Europe and Siberia | The '''Slavic''' or '''Slavonic languages''' are a branch of the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] language family, spoken mainly in eastern Europe and Siberia. | ||
==Classification== | |||
The usual classification is the following. | The usual classification is the following. | ||
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** [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] (closely connected with Bulgarian; [[Old Church Slavonic]] is an archaic variety of Macedonian). | ** [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] (closely connected with Bulgarian; [[Old Church Slavonic]] is an archaic variety of Macedonian). | ||
Slavic languages are written either in the [[Latin alphabet]] or in the [[Cyrillic alphabet]]. Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Macedonian use the Cyrillic script. Serbian and Belarussian | ==Relationships== | ||
They share some features especially with the [[Baltic languages],. This is why these language families are sometimes considered as one [[Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic]] group, though the exact relationship between the Baltic and Slavic languages remains uncertain. The similarities may also have resulted from the historical contact between the languages. | |||
==Written form== | |||
Slavic languages are written either in the [[Latin alphabet]] or in the [[Cyrillic alphabet]]. Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Macedonian use the Cyrillic script. Serbian and Belarussian are written in the Cyrillic or the Latin script, while other Slavic languages are written in the Latin script. | |||
Revision as of 03:43, 7 December 2010
The Slavic or Slavonic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken mainly in eastern Europe and Siberia.
Classification
The usual classification is the following.
- East Slavic
- West Slavic
- South Slavic
- Slovenian
- Croatian (part of the Serbo-Croatian diasystem)
- Bosnian (part of the Serbo-Croatian diasystem)
- Serbian (part of the Serbo-Croatian diasystem)
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian (closely connected with Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic is an archaic variety of Macedonian).
Relationships
They share some features especially with the [[Baltic languages],. This is why these language families are sometimes considered as one Balto-Slavic group, though the exact relationship between the Baltic and Slavic languages remains uncertain. The similarities may also have resulted from the historical contact between the languages.
Written form
Slavic languages are written either in the Latin alphabet or in the Cyrillic alphabet. Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Macedonian use the Cyrillic script. Serbian and Belarussian are written in the Cyrillic or the Latin script, while other Slavic languages are written in the Latin script.