Bosančica
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Bosančica is a historical variant of the Cyrillic script that was used primarily in medieval Bosnia and neighboring regions for writing the Bosnian language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
variant of Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bosnian Cyrillic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Cyrillic NERFINISHED ⓘ bosanica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bosnian Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosnian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciscan monasteries in Bosnia ⓘ |
| characteristic |
distinctive cursive letterforms
ⓘ
regional orthographic features ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Croatian Cyrillic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbian Cyrillic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bosnian medieval culture ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Early Cyrillic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Franciscan chronicles
ⓘ
medieval Bosnian royal charters ⓘ stone inscriptions (stećci) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Glagolitic script traditions
ⓘ
local Latin-script traditions ⓘ |
| ISO15924Status | not encoded as a separate script ⓘ |
| languageContext | South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| modernUse |
studied in paleography
ⓘ
used in cultural and historical symbolism ⓘ |
| region | Western Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Cyrillic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | bicameral script ⓘ |
| status |
historical and scholarly interest
ⓘ
no longer in everyday use ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bosnian nobility
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic communities in Bosnia and Dalmatia ⓘ Orthodox communities in some regions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charters
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ legal documents ⓘ marginal notes and glosses ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedForWriting | Bosnian language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dalmatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dubrovnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Hum NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Bosnia ⓘ parts of Croatia ⓘ parts of Montenegro ⓘ parts of Serbia ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabet ⓘ |
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