Knowra Croatian language Croatian language Croatian is a South Slavic language spoken chiefly in Croatia and an official language of Croatia and the European Union. It is written primarily in the Latin alphabet.
South Slavic languages : A branch of Slavic languages spoken in the Balkans, including Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Slovenian. Croatian belongs to this branch, whose shared history shapes its closest linguistic relationships.
Old Church Slavonic : The earliest attested Slavic literary language, developed for Christian texts in the ninth century. Its liturgical tradition influenced early Croatian writing and the use of Glagolitic script.
Serbian language : A South Slavic language spoken chiefly in Serbia and written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts. Croatian and Serbian are closely related standardized languages with distinct national norms and scripts.
Croatia : A country in southeastern Europe whose capital is Zagreb. Croatia is the language's principal home and the state where it has official status.
Croatian grammar : The system of forms and rules governing Croatian words and sentences. Its seven grammatical cases and agreement patterns distinguish many Croatian constructions.
Glagolitic script : The oldest known Slavic alphabet, used historically for religious and other texts. Croatian scribes used Glagolitic for centuries, leaving a distinctive record of written Croatian.
Bosnian language : A South Slavic standard language associated chiefly with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian shares much structure with Croatian but has its own standard and usage conventions.
European Union languages : The 24 languages holding official and working status in the European Union's institutions. Croatian joined this set when Croatia became an EU member in 2013.
Croatian phonology : The sound system and sound patterns of the Croatian language. Its vowel and consonant contrasts, stress, and pitch shape pronunciation and word forms.
Baška tablet : An eleventh-century stone inscription in Croatian Glagolitic, among the earliest substantial records of Croatian. Its text provides a celebrated early example of Croatian vernacular writing.
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