Čičarija dialect
Dialect of Slovene
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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]
