Languages

Bosnian

Slavic Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Bosnian." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/bosnian.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Bosnian. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/bosnian

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-bosnian,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Bosnian},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/bosnian},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Bosnian Language

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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.

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1. Wikipedia: Bosnian Language

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