Pluricentric standardBosnian vs Serbian
Bosnian (Bosnian) and Serbian (Serbian) are two of the four national standards of the Štokavian South Slavic language commonly referred to as BCMS (Bosnian–Croatian–Montenegrin–Serbian). Everyday speech is largely mutually intelligible; the standards differ in orthography, lexical preferences, and official status.
BosnianBosanski
The Sarajevo-based standard of Bosnian. A Štokavian-based BCMS standard, distinguished by retention of Turkish, Arabic, and Persian loanwords from Ottoman rule and the use of both Latin and Cyrillic scripts.
- Approximate centre
- 43.86°, 18.41°
SerbianSrpski · Standard Serbian
The Belgrade-based standard of Serbian. Part of the Štokavian dialect continuum that underlies all four BCMS national standards (Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian); written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts.
- Approximate centre
- 44.79°, 20.45°
Keep exploring
Open Bosnian and Serbian individually, or read about the other BCMS standards.