the bosniaks (bošnjaci/бошњаци, feminine: "bošnjakinja"/бошњакиња) are south slavic nation and ethnic group. they come from old bosnia, which is today bosnia and herzegovina, though many of them are from the other balkan populations, especially serbia, montenegro and croatia. they come from medieval bosnians or bošnjani, slavic that lived in what was then bosnia. medieval bosniaks or bosnians (called dobri bošnjani = "good bosnians") practiced different religions but they all spoke the bosnian language. today, bosniaks are mostly bosnian-speaking, and write in the latin alphabet or cyrillic alphabet. most modern bosniaks are muslims, and some are agnostic and atheists. they have both european and islamic heritage. both within the balkans region and throughout the world, bosniaks are often noted for their unique culture, which has been influenced by both eastern and western civilizations and schools of thought over the course of their history.