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 Corsican Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Corsican language is spoken by about 341,000 people in the world. The native speakers live in Corsica while some others live in Paris, Marseilles, Bolivia, Canada, and Cuba. However, it is surprising that this language doesn’t have any status in Corsica. French is the official language of Corsica. There isn’t any daily and weekly newspaper available in the Corsican language. Only a few French-language papers make use of this language to publish articles at times. Corsican is used for the official headlines only. Some political and cultural associations make sure that something in the Corsican language is printed in the magazines. The regional TV and radio station makes use of the Corsican language in several bulletins. Apart from that this language is used at all levels of education.
