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Slovak was the official language in the Slovak lands in the former Czechoslovakia. In addition, the Slovak language may be found in the records of Slovak communities in the United States and Canada or other areas settled by Slovaks. | Slovak was the official language in the Slovak lands in the former Czechoslovakia. In addition, the Slovak language may be found in the records of Slovak communities in the United States and Canada or other areas settled by Slovaks. | ||
=== Word Lists - Language Aids === | |||
Before 1918 the Slovak lands were part of the Kingdom of Hungary which, together with Austria, constituted the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Records written before 1918 may be in Hungarian, Latin, German, or Slovak. Slovak records often contain Hungarian, Latin, or German words. | |||
To help you read genealogical records see the following: | |||
*[[Czech Republic Genealogical Word List|Czech Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Hungary Genealogical Word List|Hungarian Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[[Slovakia Genealogical Word List|Slovak Genealogical Word List]] | |||
=== Slovenská abeceda/The Slovak Alphabet === | === Slovenská abeceda/The Slovak Alphabet === | ||
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[[Category:Slovakia Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Slovakia Language and Handwriting]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | ||