What is Burgenland Croatian?
{{Infobox language |name=Burgenland Croatian |nativename=''gradišćanskohrvatski jezik'' |pronunciation= |states=Austria, Hungary, [[Czechia]], Slovakia |speakers=19,000 |date=2001 |ethnicity= |familycolor=Indo-European |fam2=[[Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic]] |fam3=[[Slavic languages|Slavic]] |fam4=[[South Slavic languages|South Slavic]] |fam5=Western |fam6=[[Croatian language|Croatian]] |fam7=[[Chakavian]] }} '''Burgenland Croatian''' is a regional language of the [[Chakavian dialect]] of the [[Croatian language]]. It is spoken in [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]]. Burgenland Croatian is a [[minority]] language in the Austrian state of [[Burgenland]]. 19,412 people speak the language there in 2001. Many of the Burgenland Croatian speakers in Austria also live in [[Vienna]] and [[Graz]]. Smaller Croatian minorities in western Hungary, southwestern Slovakia and southern Czech Republic are often also called [[Burgenland Croats]]. They use the Burgenland Croatian written language. They are historically and culturally closely connected to the Austrian Croats. {{Europe-stub}} {{Slavic languages}} [[Category:South Slavic languages]] [[Category:Burgenland]]