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Languages of Montenegro

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Languages, writing systems and language context

Crna Gora
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
srpski
Montenegrin
Text direction: LTR

Montenegrin is the official language of Montenegro. Article 13 of the Constitution also places Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian in official use, and gives Cyrillic and Latin scripts equal status.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
Montenegrin
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
2
Writing systems represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Montenegrin

Read the Characters

Montenegrin · 34 characters

Montenegrin · 34 characters
А
a
Б
b
В
v
Г
g
Д
d
Ђ
dj
Е
e
Ж
zh
З
z
З
z
́
́
И
i
Ј
j
К
k
Л
l
Љ
lj
М
m
Н
n
Њ
nj
О
o
П
p
Р
r
С
s
Т
t
Ћ
tsh
У
u
Ф
f
Х
kh
Ц
ts
Ч
ch
Џ
dzh
Ш
sh
Ś
s
Ź
z

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Montenegro?

Montenegrin is the official language of Montenegro. Article 13 of the Constitution also places Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian in official use, and gives Cyrillic and Latin scripts equal status.

What writing systems are used in Montenegro?

The represented writing system is Cyrillic, Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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Government of Montenegro: Constitutional language and script status

The government quotes Article 13 of the Constitution: Montenegrin is the official language, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian are in official use, and Cyrillic and Latin are equal.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.