Montenegrin
- noun
- /ˌmɒntəˈneɪɡrɪn/
- Many people in Montenegro use Montenegrin in schools and government offices.
Examples
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She learned to speak Montenegrin before traveling to Montenegro for her studies.
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I learned some Montenegrin phrases for my trip.
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The official documents were translated into Montenegrin for the local population.
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Can you speak Montenegrin fluently?
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She learned to speak Montenegrin before traveling to Montenegro for her studies.
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The official documents were translated into Montenegrin for the local population.
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Many people in Montenegro use Montenegrin in schools and government offices.
Synonyms
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7.9
A language spoken in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro
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A language once spoken across Yugoslavia, now split into Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Montenegrin = Montenegro (transparent) = Montenegro + in
The language name is the standard adjectival/demonymic derivation from the country name.
Etymology
Montenegrin comes from the country name Montenegro, from Italian Monte Negro and the local Crna Gora, meaning 'black mountain'. So Montenegrin the language is the way people from that 'black mountain' country speak.