Croatian

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A language of Croatia

ISO 639-3
hrv
Alternate Names
Hrvatski
Population

3,980,000 in Croatia (2001 census). Population total all countries: 5,533,890.

Location

Also in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States.

Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1990, Constitution, Article 12.1).

Classification
Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western
Dialects

Chakavski, Kaykavski, Shtokavski (Ijekavski). Shtokavski is official dialect, but others recognized as valid, with much literature. Chakavski in western and northern Croatia, Dalmatian coast, and Adriatic Islands; Kaykavski in northeastern Croatia and Zagreb; dialects in other countries, like Burgenland Croatian in Austria, less intelligible.

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Also use English [eng] or German [deu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Fully developed. Bible: 1804–1968.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Croatian
Writing
Braille script. Latin script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Formerly considered part of the Serbo-Croat language. Christian.

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