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Bosnian (/ ˈ b ɒ z n i ə n / ⓘ; bosanski / босански; [bɔ̌sanskiː]), is the standardized variety of the South Slavic] pluricentric language.Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin}}</ref> [5] [6] [7] Bosnian is one of three such varieties considered official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [8] along with Croatian and Serbian.
In modern English, term Bosnians is the most commonly used exonym for the general population of Bosnia. In older English literature, inhabitants of Bosnia were sometimes also referred to as Bosniacs or Bosniaks. All of those terms (Bosnians, Bosniacs, Bosniaks) were used interchangeably, as common demonyms for the entire population of Bosnia ...
However, even when there is a different translation, it does not necessarily mean that the words or expression from other languages do not exist in a respective language, e.g. the words osoba and pravni subjekt exist in all languages, but in this context, the word osoba is preferred in Croatian and Bosnian and the word pravni subjekt is favored ...
If scholarly sources tend to use 'Bosnian' over 'Bosniak' in this circumstance it is only due its more wide-spread usage and less confusing character in the English language. There is no historic rationale to consider Bosnian Muslims of the 21st century a different community than Bosnian Muslims of the 16th century.
Bosniaks are typically characterized by their historic ties to the Bosnian historical region, adherence to Islam since the 15th and 16th centuries, culture, and the Bosnian language. English speakers frequently refer to Bosniaks as Bosnian Muslims [note 2] or simply as Bosnians, though the latter term can also denote all inhabitants of Bosnia ...
One theory as to why conversion to Islam was more prevalent in Bosnia than other places in the Balkans is the possibility that the Bosnian Church practiced Bogomilism. Bogomilism was regarded as a major dualistic heresy by the Catholic Church and against whom Pope John XXII even launched a Crusade in 1325. Thus many adherents of the Bosnian ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Serbo-Croatian variant of the Arabic script Arebica Script type Alphabet, based upon the Perso-Arabic script Time period 15th–20th century Languages Serbo-Croatian South Slavic languages and dialects Western South Slavic Serbo-Croatian Standard languages Bosnian Croatian Montenegrin ...
Almost all of Bosnian Muslims identify as Bosniaks; until 1993, Bosnians of Muslim culture or origin (regardless of religious practice) were defined by Yugoslav authorities as Muslimani (Muslims) in an ethno-national sense (hence the capital M), though some people of Bosniak or Muslim backgrounds identified their nationality (in an ethnic sense ...