Bosnian roots music came from Central Bosnia, Posavina, the Drina valley and Kalesija. It is usually performed by singers with two violinists and a šargija player.

4 days ago · The mother tongue of the vast majority is Serbo-Croatian, a term used to describe, collectively, the mutually intelligible languages now known as Serbian, Croatian, or Bosnian, …

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The official language is Bosnian, a Slavic language that used to be known as Serbo-Croatian. According to ethnic and political affiliation, Bosnians may speak Serbian, Croatian or Bosnian.

Explore the rich tapestry of Bosnian culture—from Ottoman traditions and folklore to art, music, and customs shaped by East and West influences.

“Bosnian” can refer to someone from the geographical northern region as well as citizenship to the country itself, whereas “Herzegovinian” is generally only used to refer to someone’s regional …

Bosnian Serbs, who are primarily Eastern Orthodox and share a culture with their Serb neighbors to the south, identify less as Bosnians and primarily as Serbs.

Ethnic minorities in this territory, such as Jews, Roma, Albanians, Montenegrins and others, may consider "Bosnian" as an adjective modifying their ethnicity (e.g. "Bosnian Roma") to indicate …

3 days ago · More than 100,000 people were killed in the Bosnian war. But the peace that ended it in 1995 sowed the seeds for ethnonationalism.

2 days ago · The lessons the Dayton Accords taught the world 30 years after the Bosnian War The pact between Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats, brokered by the Clinton administration, …