The oldest settled group are the Kovači (Blacksmiths), a subgroup of the Arlije, who have lived there since the Middle Ages and who converted to Islam during the Ottoman period, they do not speak Balkan Romani, but rather Montenegrin language or Albanian language, they live especially in the towns of Bar, Montenegro and Ulcinj.
They call themselves only as Muslims (ethnic group).
[2] There are also the Gurbeti who belong to the Čergarja group, they were once nomadic.
Most of them have the Christian faith of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
[3][4] Then there are Muslim Roma, Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians refugees, who came to Montenegro during the Kosovo War in 1999.