Languages of Montenegro

Languages of Montenegro are languages that are spoken in Montenegro. According to the Constitution of Montenegro, adopted in 2007, Montenegro has only one official language, specified as Montenegrin. The Montenegrin language is written in the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, but there is a growing political movement to use only the Latin alphabet.

Languages of Montenegro
Linguistic distribution by settlements, 2011
OfficialMontenegrin
RegionalSerbian, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian
Foreign
  • English
    25.9%
  • Russian
    9.2%
  • Italian
    4.8%
  • German
    2.8%
  • French
    2.5%
SignedYugoslav Sign Language
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Legally recognized minority languages are Albanian, Bosnian, and Croatian. As of 2017, Albanian is an official language of the municipalities of Podgorica, Ulcinj, Bar, Pljevlja, Rozaje and Tuzi. Additionally, there are a few hundred Italians in Montenegro, concentrated in the Bay of Kotor (Cattaro).

Romani is a protected language.

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