Hrvatski · Standard Croatian
The Zagreb-based standard of Croatian, built on a Štokavian basis. Distinguished from Serbian by lexical preferences and a strict Latin-script orthography.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 45.81°, 15.98°
Pluricentric standard
Croatian vs Montenegrin
Croatian (Croatian) and Montenegrin (Montenegrin) are two of the four national standards of the Štokavian South Slavic language commonly referred to as BCMS (Bosnian–Croatian–Montenegrin–Serbian). Everyday speech is largely mutually intelligible; the standards differ in orthography, lexical preferences, and official status.
Crnogorski
The most recently codified BCMS national standard, declared official in Montenegro in 2007. Distinguished from Serbian by the recognition of two additional Montenegrin-specific letters and a number of lexical preferences.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 42.44°, 19.26°
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DialectCroatianThe Zagreb-based standard of Croatian, built on a Štokavian basis. Distinguished from Serbian by lexical preferences and a strict Latin-script orthography.DialectMontenegrinThe most recently codified BCMS national standard, declared official in Montenegro in 2007. Distinguished from Serbian by the recognition of two additional Montenegrin-specific letters and a number of lexical preferences.CompareČakavian vs CroatianAtlasExplore the atlasOpen Croatian and Montenegrin individually, or read about the other BCMS standards.