It is incorrect, but I can understand it :) I wanted to give you a deffinition, but I just saw video from comment above and as a Slav I can agree with facts from research of its maker.
Lots of languages are or were written in Cyrillic but aren't Slavic. Mongolian and the Turkic languages of the countries of the FSU first came to mind.
Another notable example is Romanian which was written predominantly in Cyrillic overall until the 1800's, in Soviet Republic of Moldova until 1989 and in Transnistria until today.
Serbian and Croatian are as different as US English and UK English. Put a native speaker of each in a room together and they would understand each other with minimal problems. Same language.
Maybe adding Sorbian and/or Rusyn and/or Kashubian would be a nice idea? Quizzes here are not only all about points, but we can also learn something new. Maybe some people fter taking the quiz would read a little bit about Sorbs, Rusyns and Kashubs and find it interesting?
Nice quiz. But technically, the absence of languages like Rusyn, Kashubian and Upper and Lower Sorbian makes the quiz incorrect, because these are very much Slavic, and are very much "in the world". They may not be as "commonly spoken" as the ones you've listed, but then that raises the question of how common is common enough.
If you wish to avoid adding those languages, I suggest you set a more specific criterion for inclusion. For example, you could specify that only languages with 1,000,000+ speakers qualify, or that only official or national languages of countries qualify.
Indeed, some debate exists about whether the said languages are actually languages or dialects, but for that matter, the same applies for the varieties of Serbo-Croatian and for Macedonian too.
Yes, I also think that would be nice. I'm part Sorbian and of course tried at first but seeing the lowest number is 2m I knew it was gonna be incorrect. Anyway, it would definitely be an interesting addition for those who have never heard of these smaller languages. Most of my German friends don't even know that Sorbs exist, which is kinda sad.
Serbian and Croatian are two languages, not just one. The grammar is different, vocabulary is around 30 % completely different. Some may say that they sound similar, but also we can say for danish, norwegian and swedish.
Latvian and Lithuanian are, in fact, Baltic languages! Estonian, on the other hand, is closely related to Finnish and also related to Hungarian. They all have Slavic influences but mainly from Soviet times, the languages themselves are largely unrelated and only sound like it to non-Slavs/Balts.
Ljudevit Gaj ''Danica'' 1846 godine- Sav svijet zna i priznaje da smo mi književnost ilirsku podigli; nu nama još iz daleka nije na um palo ikada potvrditi da to nije srpski već ilirski jezik; pa se ponosimo i hvalimo Bogu velikom što mi Hrvati s braćom Srbljima sada jedan književni jezik imamo.
Ljudevit Gaj - Kako da se prepiremo što je kod Srbljah narodno, što li nije, kod Srbljah, u kojih od oltara do čobana ništa biti ne može što ne bi narodno bilo: kod Srbljah, od kojih mi jezik u svojoj mudrosti i u svom bogatstvu, i običaje u svojoj izvrsnosti i svojoj čistoći učiti moramo ako hoćemo da ilirski život obnovimo.
The quizmaker is kind enough to provide a source. Wikipedia agrees with him. If you feel the need to argue the position, you could at least try to make the effort of presenting an argument. Even if it's a feeble one.
hey! serbian and croatian are TOTALLY different languages. yeah they might be pronounced and spelled almost exactly the same, but they're still different
Also struggled with the English form of Weißrussisch and missed Macedonia when browsing through former YU.
Anyway, Slava! :)
If you wish to avoid adding those languages, I suggest you set a more specific criterion for inclusion. For example, you could specify that only languages with 1,000,000+ speakers qualify, or that only official or national languages of countries qualify.
Indeed, some debate exists about whether the said languages are actually languages or dialects, but for that matter, the same applies for the varieties of Serbo-Croatian and for Macedonian too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language
The quizmaker is kind enough to provide a source. Wikipedia agrees with him. If you feel the need to argue the position, you could at least try to make the effort of presenting an argument. Even if it's a feeble one.