Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia
  
National Language
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia
  
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia
  
Regulated By
Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language
  
Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language
  
Interesting Facts
- Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
- Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
  
- Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
- Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
  
Similar To
Bosnian and Croatian Languages
  
Bosnian and Croatian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Serbian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Serbian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Cyrillic, Latin
  
Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Thank You
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)
  
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)
  
How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Good Night
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)
  
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)
  
Good Evening
Добро вече (Dobro veče)
  
Добро вече (Dobro veče)
  
Good Afternoon
Добар дан (Dobar dan)
  
Добар дан (Dobar dan)
  
Good Morning
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)
  
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)
  
Please
Молим (Molim)
  
Молим (Molim)
  
Sorry
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)
  
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)
  
Bye
Довиђења (Doviđenja)
  
Довиђења (Doviđenja)
  
I Love You
Волим те (Volim te)
  
Волим те (Volim te)
  
Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)
  
Извините (Izvinite)
  
Dialect 1
Prizren-Timok
  
Prizren-Timok
  
Where They Speak
Southeastern Serbia
  
Southeastern Serbia
  
Dialect 2
Smederevo–Vršac
  
Smederevo–Vršac
  
Where They Speak
Serbia
  
Serbia
  
Dialect 3
Torlakian
  
Torlakian
  
Where They Speak
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00
  
17
1,500,000.00
  
17
How Many People Speak?
8.70 million
  
99+
8.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
8.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)
  
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)
  
Alternative Names
Montenegrin
  
Montenegrin
  
French Name
serbe
  
serbe
  
German Name
Serbisch
  
Serbisch
  
Pronunciation
[sr̩̂pskiː]
  
[sr̩̂pskiː]
  
Ethnicity
Serbs
  
Serbs
  
Origin
11th Century
  
11th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Serbian
  
Standard Serbian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sr
  
sr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
srp
  
srp
  
ISO 639 2/B
srp
  
srp
  
ISO 639 3
srp
  
srp
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
serb1264
  
serb1264
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-g
  
53-AAA-g
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available