Bosnian
A language of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Population | 2,000,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004). Population total all countries: 2,203,800. |
| Region | Also in Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia. |
| Dialects | Ijekavían, Ikavian. Shares lexical items with both Serbian [srp] and Croatian [hrv]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western A member of macrolanguage Serbo-Croatian [hbs] (Serbia). |
| Language use | Official language. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 97%. Dictionary. Bible: 1804–1968. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | There are influences from Turkish [tur] and Arabic [arb]. SVO. Muslim, Christian, Jewish. |
Also spoken in:
Croatia
| Language name | Bosnian |
| Population | 20,800 in Croatia (2001 census). |
| Dialects | Ijekavían, Ikavian. |
| Comments | Influences from Turkish [tur] and Arabic. |
Montenegro
| Language name | Bosnian |
| Population | 48,000 in Montenegro (2006). |
| Dialects | Ijekavían, Ikavian. |
| Comments | There are influences from Turkish [tur] and Arabic. |
Serbia
| Language name | Bosnian |
| Population | 135,000 in Serbia (2006). |
| Dialects | Ijekavían, Ikavian. |
| Comments | Influences from Turkish [tur] and Arabic. |
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