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 Hawaiian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Hawaiian language is the official language of Hawaii. It happens to be one of the oldest languages in the world. This language has an important history but was about to extinct at the end of the 20th century. However, the renaissance of Hawaiian happened and more people are interested in learning it. Currently, this language is used in many schools and even for attaining a master’s degree. Only 0.1% of people in Hawaii are speaking this language as their mother tongue. The major thing about Hawaiian is that there are about four basic rules in it. Nearly all the words end in a vowel and every consonant ends with at least one vowel. Even every syllable ends with a vowel itself. The Hawaiian alphabets contain 113 letters and five vowels. ‘Okina’ is also considered a consonant. Here is the following example that shows kai = sea kaʻi = to lead.