Also very helpful...thanks!!! :-) Kat Turk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Joe Q" <drq@intercomm.com> To: <SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Word list The most commonly accepted term for the language is Slovak (Slovensky' in Slovak). Extensive wordlists just don't exist. Even dictionaries are difficult to find, it will probably be a few more years before Slovak based translation documents are easily found. However, from a genealogical standpoint, they aren't necessary, most records are in Latin, Hungarian, and sometimes German. I think this link has been given before, it has common genealogical English, Hungarian, and Latin words; and the Slovak "headings" (e.g., baptism = krsteni'): http://www.bmi.net/jjaso//index.html Dr. "Q" Donna Przecha wrote: > I have been able to find word lists and letter writing guides for > Hungarian, Polish, German, Spanish, etc. but not for Slovakian. Is there > any web site that will provide some basics? (What is correct Slovak, > Slovakian, Slavic?) > > Donna