Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian is the name of a South Slavic language, which is spoken in modern-day Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, it has been divided into four variants. The variants of this language are all based on a single dialect, Shtokavian. Speakers of these variants all understand each other.
History
Between 1954 and 1992, it was one of the official languages of Yugoslavia (the others were Slovenian and Macedonian). The term Serbo-Croatian was first used in the 1830s. Today, people often speak about Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin languages. Research has also shown that what is called Serbo-Croatian language, is in fact a number of slightly different sub-dialects. People speaking one of the dialects easily understand other people speaking a different dialect. People in Croatia use the Latin alphabet to write the language, while people in other parts use both Latin and Cyrillic alphabets.
Comparison of Serbo-Croatian languages
| English | Croatian | Bosnian | Serbian |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | siječanj | januar | |
| February | veljača | februar | |
| March | ožujak | mart | |
| April | travanj | april | |
| May | svibanj | maj | |
| June | lipanj | juni | jun |
| July | srpanj | juli | jul |
| August | kolovoz | august | avgust |
| September | rujan | septembar | |
| October | listopad | oktobar | |
| November | studeni | novembar | |
| December | prosinac | decembar | |
Serbo-Croatian Media
Hvalov zbornik, illustrated slavic manuscript from medieval Bosnia.
Đuro Daničić, Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (Croatian or Serbian Dictionary), 1882
Gramatika bosanskoga jezika (Grammar of the Bosnian Language), 1890
Countries where a standard form of Serbo-Croatian is an official language* Countries where one or more forms are designated as minority languages
Tomislav Maretić's 1899 Grammar of Croatian or Serbian
Likely distribution of major dialects prior to the 16th-century migrations
Mid-20th-century distribution of dialects in Croatia
A "trilingual" warning sign in Latin and Cyrillic script on the pack of Drina cigarettes: all three inscriptions are identical.
Ethno-political variants of Serbo-Croatian as of 2006
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References
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Serbo-Croatian edition. |