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Croatian vs Slovak
Croatian and Slovak sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Latin group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Croatian has ć/đ; Slovak has ľ and ô. Both use č/š/ž.
Side by side
Croatian
Sva ljudska bića rađaju se slobodna i jednaka.
Bok! Doći ću sutra navečer, može?
Tko rano rani, dvije sreće grabi.
Croatian's own tells
- Uses ć and the crossed đ alongside č/ž — but no Polish ł/ą or Czech ř/ů.
- The acute ć is the tell for Croatian (or Bosnian/Serbian Latin); Slovene never uses it.
On signs in:
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovak
Všetci ľudia sa rodia slobodní a rovní v dôstojnosti a právach.
Dobrý deň, veľmi ma teší!
Aj kôň má štyri nohy, a predsa sa potkne.
Slovak's own tells
- Like Czech but with ľ and the circumflex ô (plus ä, ĺ) — and never Czech's ř or ů.
On signs in:
- Slovakia