False Friends of the Slavist/Bosnian-Serbian

Bosanski jezik — Српски језик

Српско-бошњачки лажни другови Bosansko-srpski lažni prijatelji

Bo. kovčeg	1. ковчег ‘coffin’ 2. ковчег ‘trunk, box, chest’ 3. кофер ‘suitcase’
Sb. ковчег	1. kovčeg ‘coffin’ 2. kovčeg ‘trunk, box, chest’

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Bo. slovenski	Sb. словеначки ‘Slovene’
Sb. словенски	Bo. slavenski ‘Slavonic’

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Bo. svjet	Sb. свет ‘council’
Sb. свет	1. svjet, savjet ‘council’ 2. svijet ‘world’

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Bo. zrak	Sb. ваздух ‘air’
Sb. зрак	Bo. zraka ‘ray, beam’

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For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.

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