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Bosnian

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Bosnian is the standard variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Bosniaks. It is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a co-official language in Montenegro, and an officially recognized minority language in Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
bos 1
Speaker Count
3,100,000 1
2020-2023 estimate, native speakers.
Region
Bosnia, Herzegovina and Sandzak 1
Classification
Official Status
Co-Official Language 1
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Written In

Latin Script, Scripts

Standard Bosnian is written primarily in the Latin alphabet (Gaj's Latin alphabet).

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bosnian Language
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  • Lead section
    Bosnian is the standard variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Bosniaks. It is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a co-official language in Montenegro, and an officially recognized minority language in Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    bos
  • Infobox, Speakers
    3.1 million (2020-2023)
  • Infobox, Region
    Bosnia, Herzegovina and Sandzak
  • Official status, Bosnian entity page
    It is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a co-official language in Montenegro, and an officially recognized minority language in Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo.
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