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 Slovenian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Slovene is popularly known as Slovenian. It is a South Slavic language and is spoken by the Slovenes. The language is spoken by 2.5 million speakers worldwide. The majority of the people living in Slovenia speak Slovenian. It is one of the three official languages in the country. The language is part of the European Union and is one of the 24 official languages of the country. It is also one of the working languages in Slovenia. Slovene is an Indo-European language and it belongs to the Western subgroup of the South Slavic branch. The language is close to the Chakavian and has a Kajkavian dialect. Slovene has certain linguistic characteristics and is similar to the South Slavic languages. Slovenian has a lot of similarities with other Serbo-Croatian languages. It is different from other languages spoken in the country as it has a different vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Slovene has some similarities with West Slavic languages.
