The shtokavian dialect is the basis of standard Croatian and standard Serbian.
Sounds: at the end of a syllable l becomes o (dal-dao). Čr becomes cr (crven). U replaced the preposition v.
Forms: the plural dative, locative and instrumental cases are the same (jelenima). The plural genitive has the ending -a (junaka).
Pronunciations: jekavian (dijete), ekavian (dete) and ikavian (dite).