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 can 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 the Latin and Cyrillic alphabet

 Writing and pronunciation 

 Writing 
Unlike English, Serbo-Croatian words are written the same way they're said, with every letter representing one sound.

 Vowels 
Serbo-Croatian has 5 vowels.
+Latin AlphabetCyrillic AlphabetEnglish (not exactly)A a А аfatherE eЕ еdenI iИ иseekO oО оsockU uУ уlook

 Consonants 
Serbo-Croatian has 25 consonants.
+Latin AlphabetCyrillic AlphabetEnglish (not exactly)B bБ бballV vВ вvax (roughly)G gГ гgoodD dД дdadĐ đЂ ђ jamŽ žЖ жvisionZ zЗ зzeroJ jЈ јyouK kК кcallL lЛ лlossLj ljЉ љ millionM mМ мmomN nН нnoseNj njЊ њnewsP pП пpollR r Р рratS sС сsonT tТ тtaxĆ ćЋ ћQingF fФ фforkH hХ хlochC cЦ цpotsČ čЧ чcheckDž džЏ џGeorgeŠ šШ шSharp

Comparison of Serbo-Croatian dialects

 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

References

Category:South Slavic languages