Editing Serbian language (section)

===Status in Montenegro===
Serbian was the official language of [[Montenegro]] until October 2007, when the new [[Constitution of Montenegro]] replaced the Constitution of 1992. Amid opposition from pro-Serbian parties,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/10/26/feature-02|title=''Pro-Serbian parties oppose Montenegro constitution''|website=setimes.com|access-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203139/http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2007/10/26/feature-02|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> [[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]] was made the sole official language of the country, and Serbian was given the status of a language in official use along with [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], [[Albanian language|Albanian]], and [[Croatian language|Croatian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snp.co.me/strana.asp?kat=1&id=1278|title=SNP CG|website=snp.co.me|access-date=27 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120000807/http://www.snp.co.me/strana.asp?kat=1&id=1278|archive-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>

In the 2023 Montenegrin census, 43.18% declared Serbian to be their native language, while Montenegrin was declared by 34.52% of the population.<ref name=Monstat>{{cite web|title=Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Montenegro 2023|url=https://monstat.org/uploads/files/popis%202021/saopstenja/SAOPSTENJE_Popis%20stanovnistva%202023%20II_cg.pdf|publisher=Monstat|access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>