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

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

  1. ^ Smole, Vera (1998). "Slovenska narečja". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 12. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. pp. 1–5.
  2. ^ a b Rigler, Jakob. 1963. Južnonotranjski govori. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ a b Smole, Vera. 2001. "Zahodna slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 15, pp. 35–38. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 35.
  4. ^ Toporišič, Jože. 1994. "Fran Ramovš kot narečjeslovec ." Slavistična revija 42(2/3): 159–170, p. 168.
  5. ^ "Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji" (PDF). Fran.si. Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ^ 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.


Stub icon

This Slovenia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about Slavic languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.