Languages of Montenegro are languages that are spoken in Montenegro. According to the Constitution of Montenegro that was adopted in 2007, Montenegro has only one official language, specified as Montenegrin, even though Serbian is used by 43% of the population and Montenegrin by only around 35% of population.[1] The Montenegrin language is classified by many linguists as a dialect of the Serbian language.[2][3] Montenegrin can be written in both the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, but there is a growing political movement to use only the Latin alphabet.[4]
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.[5] Additionally, there are a few hundred Italians in Montenegro, concentrated in the Bay of Kotor (Cattaro).
Romani is a protected language.[6]