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Croatian

hrvatski – its own name

Official or co-official in 2 countries. Listed in 9 countries.

Speakers (estimate)
c. 6.8 million
sum over countries per CLDR, including second-language users
Family
Indo-European
Slavic › South Slavic
Script
Latin
Codes
hr · hrv
Glottolog croa1245

Where it is spoken

  • Official 1
  • Co-official 1
  • Regional 2
  • Widely used 1
  • Minority 4

Official

Co-official

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina 12% 456 thousand

    Predominant in the cantons of western Herzegovina (approximation – to be verified).

Regional

  • Austria 1.2% 108 thousand

    Official in some municipalities of Burgenland (Burgenland Croats).

  • Serbia 0.9% 62 thousand

Widely used

Minority

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