Bosnian language

Bosnian is a South Slavic language and the language of Bosniaks, spoken mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in the surrounding countries of the Balkans. Bosnian is written in Latin script.

Bosnian
bosanski/босански
Pronunciation	[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Native to	Bosnia and neighboring regions, Bosnian diaspora
Native speakers	2.5–3.5 million[1] (number is ambiguous)
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western Bosnian
Writing system	Latin (Gaj) Cyrillic (Serbian)[2] Bosnian Braille
Official status
Official language in	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Montenegro
Recognised minority language in	Albania  Serbia  North Macedonia  Kosovo[a]
Language codes
ISO 639-1	bs
ISO 639-2	bos
ISO 639-3	bos
Linguasphere	part of 53-AAA-g
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