Slovak Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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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:

Hungarian Genealogical Word List

Latin Genealogical Word List

German Genealogical Word List

Polish Genealogical Word List

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 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.
-See the Hungarian Genealogical Word List, the Latin Genealogical Word List and German Genealogical Word List.
+To help you read genealogical records see the following:
-Slovak is a member of the West Slavic sub-group of the Slavic languages of the Indo-European language family. It is related to Czech and Polish. It is used in the genealogical sources throughout the Slovak Republic. Slovak is the language of the Slovak Republic, and 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.
+[[Hungary Genealogical Word List|Hungarian Genealogical Word List]]
+[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
+[[German Word List|German Genealogical Word List]]
+[[Poland Genealogical Word List|Polish Genealogical Word List]]
 [[Category:Slovakia]]