Language
Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina speak the Croatian language. Even though most of them speak in the Ijekavian dialect, a small percentage speaks in the Ikavian dialect, which was widespread in larger parts of Bosnia.during the 14th and 15th centuries.
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