Čičarija dialect
The Čičarija dialect (čiško narečje,[1] čički dialekt[2]) is a Slovene dialect in the Littoral dialect group. It is spoken in a few villages in Slovenian Istria near the Croatian border in the Čičarija region in the villages of Skadanščina, Golac, Obrov, Podbeže, Podgrad, Poljane, Račice and Starod.[3][4][5] By number of speakers, it is one of the smallest Slovene dialects.[citation needed]
Phonological and morphological characteristics
[edit]The Čičarija dialect is a mixed Slovenian–Croatian Central Chakavian dialect.[3][6] It has been influenced by the Inner Carniolan dialect and has linguistic features indicating that it did not develop in the area, but was introduced through new settlement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Smole, Vera (1998). "Slovenska narečja". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 12. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 1–5.
- ^ a b Rigler, Jakob. 1963. Južnonotranjski govori. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 11–12.
- ^ a b Smole, Vera. 2001. "Zahodna slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 15, pp. 35–38. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 35.
- ^ Toporišič, Jože. 1994. "Fran Ramovš kot narečjeslovec ." Slavistična revija 42(2/3): 159–170, p. 168.
- ^ "Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji" (PDF). Fran.si. Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Lisac, Josip (2009). "Srednjočakavski dijalekt". Hrvatska Dijalektologija 2. Čakavsko narječje [Croatian Dialectology 2: Chakavian dialect] (in Croatian). Zagreb: Golden Marketing-Tehnička knjiga. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9789532121698.
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