What countries is Croatian spoken in?
Q: What countries is Croatian spoken in?
A: Croatian is mainly spoken throughout the countries of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in surrounding European countries.
Q: When did codification of the Croatian language begin?
A: The codification of the Croatian language began at the beginning of the 17th century with Bartol Kašić's first grammar written in Latin in 1604.
Q: How many grammars were written between 1604-1836?
A: Between 1604-1836 there were a total of 17 grammars written.
Q: What dialects are part of the Croatian language?
A: The three dialects that make up the Croatian language are Kaikavian, Chakavian and Shtokavian.
Q: Who proposed new letters for use in writing Croatian?
A: Ljudevit Gaj proposed new letters from Czech (č,ž,š,ľ,ň,ď and ǧ) and Polish (ć).
Q: What other phonemes were accepted for writing in 19th century Croatia?
A: Digraphs such as ie, lj, nj and dž were also accepted for writing certain phonemes.
