Serbo-Croatian - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 can understand each other.
History
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]English | Croatian | Bosnian | Serbian |
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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 |
References
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