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 nagodba... Nagodba was the result of a deal struck with the ruling Hungarian Empire in 1868. It allowed Croatia to regain its statehood, as a territory within the Empire retaining its own language and administration. Today nagodba is synonymous with defining a Croatian national identity.  Croatia has had a continuous history of statehood that can be traced back to the medieval Triune Kingdom of Croatia since 924. "Croatia since its earliest times, has been a multicultural society…" Alex Bellamy, in The Formation of a Croatian National Identity. Today Croatia has a population of 4.5 million, speaking five different languages; Istriot (only about 1,000 speakers), Italian (in fact Venetian - an obscure and particular form of Italian), Istro-Romanian (quite distinct from Istriot, and more like Romanian), and Croatian. Croatian has its own variations - Kaykavski, Chakavski, Shtokavski and Ijekavski; Ijekavski is the dialect spoken in the capital, Zagreb. The Dalmatian language - once spoken on the Dubrovnik coast - is now extinct. MUSIC OF CROATIA Folklore from Croatia Tamburica Orchestra Veritas Mi smo Sokci CROATIA - THE PLITVICE LAKES  Location: Europe Status: UN Country Capital City: Zagreb Main Cities: Split, Rijeka, Osijek Population: 4,760,000 Area: 56,540 km2 Currency: 1 kuna = 100 lipa Languages: Croatian, Serbian Religions: Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox, Muslim |
Italian spoken in Istria – is called istro-veneto and it is a similar dialect of
Italian to the one spoken in Veneto.
Štokavica/ijekavica is a Croatian dialect adopted in 19th century to be the
standard language and that is how it is used today. In the city of Zagreb,
native dialect is kajkavski. As for other languages spoken: Hungarian, Slovak,
Roma... and I have certainly forgotten some.