German and Croatian Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
Germany
Austria
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Church Slavonic
German and Croatian as Minority Language
In German and Croatian speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Croatian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
If you want to compare German and Croatian dialects, then you can go to German vs Croatian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Croatian Regulators
German and Croatian speaking countries provide you German and Croatian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Croatian is regulated by Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. Also get to learn, German and Croatian Language History.
German and Croatian Continents
Thinking about German and Croatian continents in which German and Croatian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Croatian. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Croatian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Croatian languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Serbain and Bosnian and derived from Church Slavonic.