Montenegrin language

Montenegrin is a South Slavic standard language used chiefly in Montenegro. It is written in Latin and Cyrillic scripts and is closely related to Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian.

Serbo-Croatian: A South Slavic pluricentric language traditionally encompassing Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian standards. Montenegrin shares much of its grammar and vocabulary with the standards grouped under this broader linguistic concept.
Montenegrin literature: Literary works written in Montenegro or associated with Montenegrin cultural and linguistic traditions. Its historical texts shaped the written traditions later associated with the modern standard.
Serbian language: A South Slavic standard language used chiefly in Serbia and written in Cyrillic and Latin scripts. It is highly mutually intelligible with Montenegrin but has a distinct national standard and official status.
Official language: A language given a defined legal role in a state or other governing institution. Montenegrin holds this status in Montenegro’s constitutional order.
Shtokavian: A major South Slavic dialect group characterized in part by interrogative forms derived from što or šta, meaning “what.” The Montenegrin standard is based chiefly on Shtokavian dialects.
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš: A nineteenth-century Montenegrin ruler, poet, and philosopher, best known for the epic poem The Mountain Wreath. His writing is a major landmark in Montenegro’s literary history.
Croatian language: A South Slavic standard language used chiefly in Croatia and written in the Latin script. It shares a closely related linguistic base with Montenegrin while maintaining separate standardized norms.
Language policy in Montenegro: The laws and public practices governing language use and recognition in Montenegro. It sets the institutional framework for Montenegrin and other languages used in the country.
Ijekavian pronunciation: A South Slavic pronunciation pattern in which historical Slavic jat commonly appears as the vowel sequence ije or je. Ijekavian forms are characteristic of standard Montenegrin.
The Mountain Wreath: An 1847 epic poem by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, written in a South Slavic literary form associated with Montenegro. Its language and cultural stature make it a central historical reference for Montenegrin literary tradition.

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History of MontenegroRelated: Its recognition became one expression of distinct national identity after independence.