- Serbia: 6,540,699 (official language)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,086,027(co-official language)
- Germany: 568,240
- Austria: 350,000
- Montenegro: 265,890 (language in official use)
- Switzerland: 186,000
- United States: 172,874
- Sweden: 120,000
- Italy: 106,498 [24]
- Kosovo[a]: est. 70.000–100.000 (co-official language)
- Canada: 72,690
- Australia: 55,114
- Croatia: 52,879 (recognized minority language)
- Slovenia: 38,964
- North Macedonia: 24,773 (recognized minority language)
- Romania: 22,518 (recognized minority language)
Serbian Dialects
The dialects of Serbo-Croatian, regarded Serbian (traditionally spoken in Serbia), include:
- Šumadija–Vojvodina (Ekavian, Neo-Shtokavian): central and northern Serbia
- Eastern Herzegovinian (Ijekavian, Neo-Shtokavian): southwestern Serbia, western half of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
- Kosovo–Resava (Ekavian, Old-Shtokavian): eastern central Serbia, central Kosovo
- Smederevo–Vršac (Ekavian, Old-Shtokavian): east-central Serbia
- Prizren–Timok (transitional Torlakian): southeastern Serbia, southern Kosovo
- Zeta–Raška (Ijekavian, Old-Shtokavian): eastern half of Montenegro, southwestern Serbia
The Serbian Language
Serbian is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kosovo. It is a recognized minority language in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
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