Alternate Names: Hrvatski
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 ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,200,000 in Croatia (ELDIA 2006). Population total all countries: 5,752,090.
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.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo
Other Comments: Formerly considered part of the Serbo-Croat language. Christian.