Serbo-Croatian was the spoken language of former Yugoslavia. Nothing changed in the language linguistically when Yugoslavia disbanded, but the countries identified three separate languages--Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian. The differences in these languages are minimal--similar to the differences in English spoken in New York versus English spoken in Alabama. The main difference seems to be the alphabet: Croatian uses the Roman alphabet, Serbian uses the Cyrillic, and Bosnian typically uses the Roman.
The Politics of Language--What is the Serbo-Croatian Language?
Serbo-Croatian was the spoken language of former Yugoslavia. Nothing changed in the language linguistically when Yugoslavia disbanded, but the countries identified three separate languages--Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian. The differences in these languages are minimal--similar to the differences in English spoken in New York versus English spoken in Alabama. The main difference seems to be the alphabet: Croatian uses the Roman alphabet, Serbian uses the Cyrillic, and Bosnian typically uses the Roman.
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