Reprint of the book about the Mrkovo dialect after 40 years

The reprint of the book "The Mrkovići dialect is the result of an effort to make a scientific work, which has been inaccessible to the general public for forty years, and especially to the residents and diaspora of Mrkojević, see the light of day again with the aim of complete affirmation and scientific valorization," said Professor Mahmut Metanović, editor of the edition, at the promotion.

He said that the book is a testimony of the Mrkovo community and that it is a contribution to the protection of cultural heritage "and its availability to the widest range of users".

"Dr. Luka Vujović scientifically substantiated his claim that Mrković's speech represents a pure dialectal type, perhaps with a slight influence of the neighboring Montenegrin languages. The aim of the reprint of the edition is to continue where the author left off, to establish the dialect and preserve it from oblivion through new studies its linguistic and dialectological peculiarities," said Metanović.

The well-known Bar writer Milenko Ratković evoked memories from his association with Dr. Luka Vujović (1909, Komarno - 1971, Cetinje) from his youngest days in Stari Bar and exhaustively presented his rich and fruitful scientific research work and life.

Luka was a frequent guest of Mrkov's houses and lived there where he collected data for his scientific work

"This book was his doctoral dissertation, created after many years of research in Mrkojevići before and after World War II. Luka was a frequent guest of Mrkojevići houses and lived there where he collected data for his scientific work, always gladly received. He studied Ekavism in Mrkojevići, his specialty was the Serbo-Croatian language, he trained professionally in Warsaw, Vienna, Krakow, and received his doctorate at the University of Belgrade," Ratković said.

Pleiades of the most excellent Slavists of Yugoslavia

"Luka, a man of scientific, aesthetic and moral integrity, is included in the constellation of the most excellent Slavists of Yugoslavia. He devoted almost his entire life to the science of language, he was considered the most complete linguist of his time who lived and worked in Montenegro," said journalist Vlatko Vujović. .

Sabrija Vulić, the president of the Council of Muslims of Montenegro, who published the book, presented a letter of thanks from the Council to Luka's son, Milorad.

"The Mrkojevics are lucky that someone else writes about them, which means they are valuable, and they have the misfortune of writing the least about themselves. We are an inalienable part of Montenegro, we still have a living language on the field and we must preserve it," Vulić pointed out.

The moderator was professor Skender Peročević, and at the promotion the students also recited authentic Mrkovo folk songs.