Talk:Arebica

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[edit] Clashpoints

Arebica or arabica was a variant of the Arabic alphabet:

  • "...used by Bosnian Muslims to write the Bosnian language."

So, it looks like that Croats, Serbs and Montenegrins weren't struck by islamization during Ottoman rule? Come on. All these nations suffered (partial) islamization waves. Literate ones (among them) used Arabic letters. Also, what about Herzegovina Muslims, and Muslims outside Bosnia and Herzegovina (Turkish Croatia, Semberija, Posavina, Polimlje). Are they excluded? Also, important is to note that islamization struck areas outside todays country Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • "In the 20th century there were some efforts made to accept Arebica..."

Interesting. But we need references for this claim.

  • "...as the third alphabet for writing the Serbo-croatian language.".

Serbo-croatian language doesn't exist, it existed as political Frankenstein. If you think on Kingdom of Yugoslavia, that country had serbo-croato-slovenian as official, if I remember well.

  • "... Arebica was officially forbidden".

Interesting. But - citation needed. Kubura (talk) 20:43, 23 March 2008 (UTC)


I'm very sorry, but it's extremely difficult to find anything concerning arabica. My only source was Enciklopedija leksikografskog zavoda and it doesn't answer all your questions.
Of course - Croats, Serbs and Montenegrins were struck by islamization. Those who got islamized became ethnic Bosniaks. The main difference here is religion and cultural tradition based on it - not language.
I can give you more info on Serbo-croatian language: The term Serbo-Croatian was in use since 1850, when Serbians and Croatians signed "The Vienna Agreement", declaring their intention to create a common language. Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1941) had serbo-croato-slovenian as only official language (serbian, croatian and even slovene treated as dialects). In SFR Yugoslavia (1945-1991) however, there were three official languages: slovene, macedonian and serbo-croatian (serbian and croatian treated as dialects). Marino-slo (talk) 09:26, 25 March 2008 (UTC) and 12:03, 26 March 2008.