Montenegrin language
Montenegrin (/ˌmɒntɪˈniːɡrɪn/ MON-tin-EE-grin; crnogorski / црногорски) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro. Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian, more specifically on Eastern Herzegovinian, which is also the basis of Standard Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian.
| Montenegrin | |
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| crnogorski / црногорски | |
| Pronunciation | [tsr̩nǒɡorskiː] |
| Native to | Montenegro |
| Ethnicity | Montenegrins |
Native speakers | (see text) |
Indo-European
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Montenegro |
Recognised minority language in | Mali Iđoš municipality (Vojvodina, Serbia) |
| Regulated by | Board for Standardization of the Montenegrin Language |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | cnr |
| ISO 639-3 | cnr |
| Glottolog | mont1282 |
| Linguasphere | part of 53-AAA-g |
Montenegrin is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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Montenegro's language has historically and traditionally been called either Serbian or Montenegrin. The idea of a standardized Montenegrin standard language separate from Serbian appeared in the 1990s during the breakup of Yugoslavia, through proponents of Montenegrin independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegrin became the official language of Montenegro with the ratification of a new constitution on 22 October 2007.