Čičarija dialect explained

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Smole . Vera . Slovenska narečja . Enciklopedija Slovenije . 1998 . 12 . 1–5 . Mladinska knjiga . Ljubljana.
2. Rigler, Jakob. 1963. Južnonotranjski govori. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 11–12.
3. 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. Web site: Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji . Fran.si . Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU . June 8, 2020.
6. Book: Lisac, Josip . Josip Lisac . 2009 . Hrvatska Dijalektologija 2. Čakavsko narječje . Croatian Dialectology 2: Chakavian dialect . Srednjočakavski dijalekt . hr . Zagreb . Golden Marketing-Tehnička knjiga . 9789532121698 . 95–96.