About Croatian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Croatian is the standard version of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language. It is used by Croats especially in Croatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. It is also widely spoken in the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighboring countries. Croatian is the official language of the European Union. The standard Croatian language is based on the dialect of Serbo- Croatian and Shtokavian. Apart from the Shtokavian dialect, there are other two major dialects spoken in the territory of Croatia, Chakavian, and Kajkavian. All the native speakers are covered under the term ‘’Serbo-Croatian in English. This term is considered controversial for some native speakers. However, some people use it in diplomatic circles. The Croatian language is characterized by Ijekavian pronunciation. There are a lot of Latin alphabets used in it that make it different from Serbian.
About Bosnian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Bosnian is a South Slavic language spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are about 2.2 million people who speak this language. This language has emerged as a distinct language after the breaking up of Yugoslavia. It has now become the official language of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994. Even Croatian and Serbian languages are also spoken in Bosnia. This language Bosnian is written with both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. During the past era, it was written with Arabic alphabets. One of the very first Bosnian dictionaries was written by Muhamed Hevaji Uskufi in 1631. The Bosnian language is a standardized and combined version of Serbo-Croatian. There are around three major dialects of central. There are three major dialects of Bosnian that include Čakavian, Kajkavian, and Štokavian. It features small inventory of sounds and has five vowels and constants.
