The official language is Montenegrin. It is essentially the same language as Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian. In some municipalities with an Albanian majority (Ulcinj, Plav, Gusinje) and the Malesia district in Podgorica municipality, the Albanian is commonly spoken. Slovenian and Macedonian are also understood. Even though their languages are virtually identical, people distinguish between the Montenegrin, Serb, Croat and Bosniak ethnicities, Montenegrins forming a majority.
In Podgorica and the coastal area, many people can speak some English, but that is not always the case in the north. Older people sometimes have a working knowledge of German.
Russian, which belongs to the same family of Slavic languages, is relatively easier to understand and is spoken more and more widely, especially along the coast, as much real estate was purchased by Russians in the early 21st century as summer residences.
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