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]
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]
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]
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]