Bosnian

Facts

  • Language: Bosnian
  • Alternate names: bosanski jezik
  • Language code: bos
  • Language family: Indo-European, Classical Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South Slavic, Western South Slavic, Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian, Shtokavski, New Shtokavian, Eastern Herzegovinian Shtokavian
  • Number of speakers: 4000000
  • Script: Latin script

More information:

    Introduction

    Bosnian language is a South Slavic language native to the Bosniak people. The language is notably spoken in the areas of Bosnia, the Bosniak-dominated region of Sandžak (in Serbia and Montenegro) and elsewhere. The Serbian, Croatian, and Bosniak languages are all mutually intelligible.

    The verb

    The main tenses used in Bosnian language are:

    Sample verb: čitati

    Present

    Person Present Indicative
    Sg.1 čitam
    Sg.2 čitaš
    Sg.3 čita
    Pl.1 čitamo
    Pl.2 čitate
    Pl.3 čitaju