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Turkish Loanwords in Bosnian Language by thea is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina began in 1384 and lasted over 400 years until 1878. The Ottomans took control of the region through military campaigns that conquered cities and killed resisting rulers. They introduced their culture and enforced conversion to Islam, causing many residents to migrate. Turkish influence entered the local languages through words absorbed from Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Greek during Ottoman rule, especially in the Shotkavian dialect. Many loanwords assimilated
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