BosniaksSouth Slavic ethnic groupEthnic groupBosniaks are a South Slavicethnic group and nation native to Bosnia and Herzegovina and constitute the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Serbs and Croats.
Croats of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOne of constituent ethnic groups in Bosnia and HerzegovinaEthnic groupThe Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Croats (bosanski Hrvati) or Herzegovinian Croats (hercegovački Hrvati), are native to Bosnia and Herzegovina and constitute the third most populous ethnic group, after Bosniaks and Serbs. They are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bosnian Serbs, are one of the three constituent peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to data from the 2013 census, the population of ethnic Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1,086,733, constituting 30.8% of the total population; they are the second-largest ethnic group in the country (after Bosniaks) and live predominantly in Republika Srpska.
Muslims (ethnic group)Muslims (Serbo-Croatian Latin and Slovene: Muslimani, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Муслимани) are an ethnoreligious group of Serbo-Croatian-speaking Muslims, inhabiting mostly the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The term Muslims became widely used for the Serbo-Croatian-speaking Muslims in the early 1900s. It gained official recognition in the 1910 census.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCountry in Southeastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters.
Bosnian languageStandard variety of Serbo-Croatian Bosnianbosanski / босанскиbosanski jezik / босански језикPronunciation[bɔ̌sanskiː]Native toBosnia and HerzegovinaSerbiaMontenegroCroatiaNorth MacedoniaKosovoRegionBosnia and surrounding areasEthnicityBosniaksNative speakers3.1 million (2020–2023)Language familyIndo-European Balto-SlavicSlavicSouth SlavicWesternSerbo-CroatianBosnianEarly formsProto-Indo-European Proto-Balto-Slavic Proto-Slavic Proto-Serbo-Croatian Shtokavian Eastern Herzegovinian Writing systemLatin (Gaj's Latin alphabet)Cyrillic (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet)Yugoslav BrailleFormerly:Arabic (Arebica)Bosnian Cyrillic (Bosančica)Official statusOfficial language in Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro (co-official)Recognised minoritylanguage in Serbia Croatia North Macedonia KosovoLanguage codesISO 639-1bsISO 639-2bosISO 639-3bosGlottologbosn1245Linguaspherepart of 53-AAA-gCountries where Bosnian is a co-official language (dark green) or a recognised minority language (light green)Bosnian is not endangered according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.This article contains IPA phonetic symbols.
YugoslaviaYugoslavia (; lit. 'Land of the South Slavs') was a country in Central Europe and the Balkans that existed from 1918 to 1992.
Bosnia (region)Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Bosna / Босна, pronounced [bɔ̂sna]) is the northern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, encompassing roughly 76% of the country; the other region, the southern part, is Herzegovina. The two regions have formed a geopolitical entity since medieval times, and the name "Bosnia" commonly occurs in historical and geopolitical senses as generally referring to both regions (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Early Middle AgesPeriod of European historyThe jewelled cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, c. 870, a Carolingian Gospel BookLocationEuropeKey eventsFall of the Western Roman EmpireMigration PeriodMuslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaCoronation of CharlemagneViking expansionHungarian invasionsHoly Roman EmpireThe Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century.HerzegovinaHerzegovina ( or ; Serbo-Croatian: Hercegovina / Херцеговина, pronounced) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It does not have strictly defined administrative borders today; however, in the past it was organized as the Sanjak of Herzegovina (1470–1833; 1851–1912) and Herzegovina Eyalet (1830–1851).
EthnonymAn ethnonym (from Ancient Greek (éthnos)'nation' and (ónoma)'name') is a name applied to a given ethnic group. Ethnonyms can be divided into two categories: exonyms (whose name of the ethnic group has been created by another group of people) and autonyms, or endonyms (whose name is created and used by the ethnic group itself). For example, the dominant ethnic group of Germany is the Germans.
NationalityStatus of being a member or citizen of a particular nationNationality is the legal status of belonging to a particular nation, defined as a group of people organized in one country, under one legal jurisdiction, or a group of people who are united by a common culture, history, traditions, and awareness of a common origin. In international law, nationality is a legal identification establishing the person as a subject, a national, of a sovereign state.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.