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The official language of Croatia is Croatian. The language of the records is either Latin, Croatian, | The official language of Croatia is Croatian. The language of the records is either Latin, Croatian, Hungarian, or Italian. Glagolitic and Cyrillic as well as Roman script occur in the records. | ||
Hungarian, or Italian. Glagolitic and Cyrillic as well as Roman script occur in the records. | |||
Most materials used in Croatian research are written in Croatian. You do not need to speak or read Croatian to do research in Croatian records, but you should know some key words and phrases to understand the records. Because the Roman Catholic Church was the predominant religion in Croatia, many records are in Latin. Other languages in Croatian records include Hungarian and Italian. | Most materials used in Croatian research are written in Croatian. You do not need to speak or read Croatian to do research in Croatian records, but you should know some key words and phrases to understand the records. Because the Roman Catholic Church was the predominant religion in Croatia, many records are in Latin. Other languages in Croatian records include Hungarian and Italian. | ||
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=== Alphabet === | === Alphabet === | ||
[[Image:Serbian and Croatian Alphabets.jpg|thumb|right|180px | [[Image:Serbian and Croatian Alphabets.jpg|thumb|right|180px]] | ||
<br>''Croatian Alphabetical Order'' | <br>''Croatian Alphabetical Order'' | ||