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Bunjevci, Language of the
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The Bunjevci are a South Slavic (sub)ethnic group, settled mostly in Croatia, but partially also in Serbia and Hungary. Most of the Bunjevci identify themselves as ethnic Croats and consider their dialect a variety of Croatian. However, some Bunjevci in Serbia consider themselves a distinct ethnic group with their own language.

The Bunjevci are a South Slavic (sub)ethnic group, traditionally of Roman Catholic religion, who speak the Neo-Štokavian Ikavian dialect from the Central South Slavic dial…

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Vuković, Petar, “Bunjevci, Language of the”, in: Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online, Editor-in-Chief Marc L. Greenberg. Consulted online on 09 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-6229_ESLO_COM_031962>
First published online: 2020



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