Czech Language
Linguistic Classification Czech is a West Slavic language, closely related to Slovak and Polish.
Number of Speakers Approximately 12 million people speak Czech worldwide, with about 10 million residing in the Czech Republic.
Official Status Czech is the official language of the Czech Republic and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union.
Dialects The language comprises three main dialect groups: Bohemian, Moravian, and Silesian, with the standard form based on the Central Bohemian dialect.