Serbian

Serbian is a South Slavic language spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Serbia and one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, it is a recognized minority language in Montenegro, Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and other countries. Serbian is a standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a Slavic language, of the South Slavic subgroup. Serbian is therefore mutually intelligible with Standard Croatian and Bosnian. Like other South Slavic languages, Serbian has a number of dialects. The standard Serbian language is based on the most widespread dialect, Shtokavian, which is also the basis of Standard Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin. The name "Serbian" language is derived from the name of the Serbs, a South Slavic people who settled in the Balkans in the 6th or early 7th century. The name of the Serbs derives from their ancient tribal name, the "Serboi" (plural: Serbi). The Serbian language is official in Serbia, co-official in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and other countries. Serbian is an official language of the European Union. Serbian is written in Cyrillic or Latin script. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for the Serbian language, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. The Serbian Latin alphabet is a modification of the Latin script and was introduced in 1868, also by Vuk Karadžić. Serbian is a phonetic language with thirty-three consonants and seven vowels. The stress is always on the penultimate syllable. There are three genders in Serbian (masculine, feminine and neuter), and all nouns, adjectives and pronouns have grammatical gender. Serbian has two numbers (singular and plural). Serbian is one of the standardization languages of the European Union. Serbian is one of the Slavic languages. It is spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries. Serbian is the official language of Serbia. It is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbian is also a recognized minority language in Montenegro, Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and other countries. The name "Serbian" language is derived from the name of the Serbs, a South Slavic people who settled in the Balkans in the 6th or early 7th century. The name of the Serbs derives from their ancient tribal name, the "Serboi" (plural: Serbi). The Serbian language is official in Serbia, co-official in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and other countries. Serbian is an official language of the European Union. Serbian is written in Cyrillic or Latin script. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for the Serbian language, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. The Serbian Latin alphabet is a modification of the Latin script and was introduced in 1868, also by Vuk Karadžić. Serbian is a phonetic language with thirty-three consonants and seven vowels. The stress is always on the penultimate syllable. There are three genders in Serbian (masculine, feminine, and neuter), and all nouns, adjectives, and pronouns have grammatical gender. Serbian has two numbers (singular and plural). Serbian is one of the standardization languages of the European Union.