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The Slovensky Vernacular

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The local Slavic vernacular, distinct from Czech or Polish, has begun to appear with increasing frequency in official town records and legal documents, most notably in the Žilina Book. This development may signal the birth of a formal Slovak administrative language if we support it, allowing the local government to communicate more effectively with the peasantry and the lower nobility without relying solely on Latin or German. By codifying local speech into a written administrative format, the state will make its courts fairer and swifter and strengthen the bond between the common people and the government. This early linguistic standardization will give us a sense of nationhood, making it harder for foreign administrators to override our ways.

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