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Montenegrins (Montenegrin: Црногорци, romanized: Crnogorci, lit. 'People of the Black Mountain ', pronounced [tsr̩nǒɡoːrtsi] or [tsr̩noɡǒːrtsi] ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture , history , and language , identified with the country of Montenegro .
Montenegro's (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ ˈ n iː ɡ r oʊ,-ˈ n eɪ ɡ r oʊ,-ˈ n ɛ ɡ r oʊ / ⓘ MON-tin-E(E)G-roh, - AY-groh; [21] Montenegrin: Crna Gora [b] / Црна Гора; [c] Albanian: Mali i Zi) [22] [23] English name derives from a Venetian calque of the Montenegrin phrase "Crna Gora", meaning literally "Black Mountain", deriving from the appearance of Mount Lovćen which was covered ...
Montenegrins' long-standing history of struggle for freedom and independence is invariably linked with strong traditions of oral epic poetry. Traditionally, they are delivered to the audience accompanied by the music produced by a gusle , a one-string instrument played by the story-teller ( guslar ), who sings or recites the stories of heroes ...
At the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, mass migration of Montenegrins into America occurred. It went in groups, but also individually. First of all, young people from the coastal part of Montenegro were leaving: Boka, Pastrovici, the surroundings of Budva, then from Crmnica, Katun nahija, Gragova, Krivosija, Vilusa, so that in a few years the departure would be extended to the region ...
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At the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, mass migration of Montenegrins into America occurred. It went in groups, but also individually. First of all, young people from the coastal part of Montenegro were leaving: Boka, Pastrovici, the surroundings of Budva, then from Crmnica, Katun nahija, Gragova, Krivosija, Vilusa, so that in a few years the departure would be extended to the region ...
The Serbs live mostly along the borders with Bosnia and Serbia, while the Montenegrins live in the center of the country. The Slavic population are in majority Eastern Orthodox Christians , but there is also a large Muslim minority, unlike in Bosnia and Herzegovina , where the majority identify as Muslim.
Podgorica [a] [b] (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица, [c] pronounced [pǒdɡoritsa]; lit. ' under the hill ') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea.