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Serbian

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Serbian is the standard variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs, and is the national official language and literary standard of Serbia, one of the official languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, and a recognized minority language in numerous countries.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
srp 1
Speaker Count
8,200,000 1
2022-2023 estimate, native speakers.
Status
Living 1
Region
Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
Serbian
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In Family

Source Wikipedia: Serbian Language

Written In

Serbian is officially digraphic: Cyrillic and Latin (Gaj Latin alphabet) are both in standard use.

Latin Script, Scripts

Serbian is officially digraphic: Latin (Gaj Latin alphabet) and Cyrillic are both in standard use.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Serbian Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Serbian is the standard variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the national official language and literary standard of Serbia, one of the official languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, and a recognized minority language in numerous countries.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    srp
  • Infobox, Speakers (Total)
    8.2 million native speakers (2022-23)
  • Lead section, second sentence
    It is the national official language and literary standard of Serbia, one of the official languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, and a recognized minority language in numerous countries.
  • Infobox, Native to
    Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia
  • Official status, Serbian entity page
    Serbian is the standard variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs, and is the national official language and literary standard of Serbia, one of the official languages in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, and a recognized minority language in numerous countries.
  • In Family: South Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European languages; immediate branch: Serbo-Croatian (within South Slavic languages).
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