Montenegrin language
Montenegrin (/ˌmɒntɪˈniːɡrɪn/ MON-tə-NEE-grən; crnogorski / црногорски) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language.[4] It is the official language of Montenegro.
| Montenegrin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crnogorski / црногорски | ||||
| Pronunciation | [tsr̩nǒɡorskiː] | |||
| Native to | Montenegro | |||
| Ethnicity | Montenegrins | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Writing system | Cyrillic (Montenegrin alphabet) Latin (Montenegrin alphabet) Yugoslav Braille | |||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in | ||||
| Recognised minority language in | Mali Iđoš municipality (Vojvodina, Serbia)[2] | |||
| Regulated by | Board for Standardization of the Montenegrin Language | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-2 | cnr | |||
| ISO 639-3 | cnr [3] | |||
| Linguasphere | part of 53-AAA-g | |||
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Alphabet
The Montenegrin alphabet has three more letters than the Serbian one; Ś, З and Ź. Besides those letters, the Serbian and Montenegrin alphabets are the same.
Sample text
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Montenegrin, written in the Latin alphabet:[5]
- Sva ljudska bića rađaju se slobodna i jednaka u dostojanstvu i pravima. Ona su obdarena razumom i savješću i jedni prema drugima treba da postupaju u duhu bratstva.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in English:[6]
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Montenegrin Language Media
References
- ↑ Council of Europe: [1] (in English)
- ↑ "Serbian Montenegrins Demand Official Language Rights". 7 August 2017.
- ↑ "cnr - ISO 639-3". www-01.sil.org.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". ohchr.org.
- ↑ "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". un.org.