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Slovak (sk)

Complete reference for the sk locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Locale reference

Locale metadata

BCP 47 codesk
Native nameSlovenčina
English nameSlovak
Languagesk
RegionNone (base locale)
ScriptLatn
Text directionLeft-to-right (LTR)
CLDR plural categoriesone, few, many, other
Estimated speakers~5,500,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14. 9. 2026
Medium14. 9. 2026
Long14. septembra 2026
Fullpondelok 14. septembra 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1 234 567,89
Currency (USD)9,99 USD
Percent75 %
Compact1,2 mil.

RelativeTimeFormat

pred 3 dňami

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples, oranges a bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by sk: one, few, many, other

oneExample number: 1
one
fewExample number: 3
few
manyExample number: 11
other
otherExample number: 100
other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl
// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['sk', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});
react-intl
// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/sk.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="sk" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}
i18next
// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'sk',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'sk': {
        translation: require('./locales/sk/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;

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