Locale Sk Sk

Reference data for the Slovak (Slovakia) locale — endonym Slovenčina (Slovensko), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: sk-SK
• ISO 639-1: sk
• ISO 639-3: slk
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: SK (Slovakia)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 5,000,000
• L2 (additional): 1,000,000
• L1+L2 (total): 6,000,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Sk 001 (Slovak), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, few, many, other (4 forms).

• one — i = 1 and v = 0 (e.g. 1)
• few — i = 2..4 and v = 0 (e.g. 2~4)
• many — v != 0
• other — everything else (e.g. 0, 5~19, 100, 1000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Sk 001 with the conventions of Slovakia.

• Formats: euro (12,50 €) since 2009; dates 17. 10. 2026; 24-hour clock; decimal comma.
• Context: Hungarian and Rusyn are minority languages with local use; Slovak is the state language and the law requires Slovak in consumer information.
• Tone: polite and factual; titles (Ing., Mgr.) are used in formal correspondence.

Common pitfalls

• Using Czech vocabulary or the koruna.
• Omitting Slovak labelling in consumer information.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Sk 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Unicode CLDR locale data for number, date, and currency formats (https://cldr.unicode.org)