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SERBIAN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS
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Serbian Phrasebase Forum Discussion
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Serbian Phrasebase Forum Topics
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Extinct: no
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Family: Indo-European
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Branch: Slavic
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Continent: Asia
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Country: Yugoslavia
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Region: Serbia, Kossovo, and Montenegro. Also spoken in 23 other countries including Albania, Australia, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Russia (Europe), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Europe).
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Countries Where Spoken: 10,200,000 in Yugoslavia and Macedonia (1981 WA). Population total all countries 21,000,000 (1999 WA). Albania, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, Bosnia- Herzegovina.
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Countries Where Official: Yugoslavia
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Native Speakers: 10,200,000
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Speakers Total: 21,000,000
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Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 333
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Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 333
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Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 556
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Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 1,275
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Three Letter Code: SRC
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Alternative Names: MONTENEGRIN, SERBO-CROATIAN
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Dialects: Istrian, Triestino, Venetian Proper, Bisiacco., There Are 5 Dialects In The Bosnian Langauge: East Bosnian, West Bosnian, East Herzeg, West Herzeg And Sandzak, Palityan (palitiani, Bogomil). Palityan Is Functionally Intelligible With Standard Bulgarian. The Pomak Dialect Spoken In Greece Is Close To Serbian And Bulgarian; Geographical Dialect Shading Toward Each., Northeast Belarusan (polots, Viteb-mogilev), Southwest Belarusan (grodnen-baranovich, Slutsko-mozyr, Slutska-mazyrski), Central Belarusan. Linguistically Between Russian And Ukrainian, With Transitional Dialects To Both., Kaykavski, Chakavski, Shtokavski (ijekavski). Shtokavski Is The Official Dialect, But The Others Are Recognized As Valid Dialects, With A Large Body Of Literature. Other Dialects In Other Countries, Like Burgenland Croatian In Austria, Are Less Intelligible., Central Bohemian, Czecho-moravian, Hanak, Lach (yalach), Northeast Bohemian, Southwest Bohemian. All Czech And Slovak Dialects Are Inherently Intelligible To Each Other's Speakers., Kashubian Proper, Slovincian., Northern Macedonian, Southeastern Macedonian, Western Macedonian., North Russian, South Russian., Upper Silesian., Chakavian, Kajkavian, Stokavian, Torlakian.,
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Summary: Speakers are Serbs, Croatians, Bosnians, Montenegrins. National language. Grammar. SVO; postpositions; genitives, articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; 1 suffix; case determines subject, object; obligatory verb affixes mark person, number, gender of subject, object, other noun phrase; passive for each tense, today not commonly used; causatives marked by separate words; comparatives marked by prefix; CCVCVC, nontonal. Roman script used by Croats, both Cyrillic and Roman by Serbs and Montenegrins. Orthodox (most Serbs). Bible 1804-1968.
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Note:
Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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