Slovak /ˈsloʊvæk, -vɑːk/ (Slovak:slovenský jazyk, pronounced [ˈsloʋenskiː ˈjazik], or slovenčina [ˈsloʋentʃina]; not to be confused with slovenski jezik,"slovinščina" or slovenščina, the native names of the Slovene language) is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages (together with Czech, Polish, Silesian, Kashubian, and Sorbian).