Croatian

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A language of Croatia

ISO 639-3
hrv
Alternate Names
Hrvatski
Population

4,200,000 in Croatia (ELDIA 2006). Population total all countries: 5,752,090.

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. A member of macrolanguage Serbo-Croatian [hbs].

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

2,058,000 also use English [eng]. 1,428,000 also use Standard German [deu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Fully developed. Bible: 1831–1999.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Croatian
Writing

Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.

Other Comments

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

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