Istrian dialect

Istrian dialect
Istrian dialect
ˈiːstərskȯ naˈriːečje
Pronunciation	[ˈiːstəɾskʊ͈ naˈɾiːɛt͡ʃi̯ɛ]
Native to	Slovenia, Italy, Croatia
Region	Slovene Istria, municipalities of Muggia and San Dorligo della Valle
Ethnicity	Slovenes
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene Styrian dialect group Istrian dialect; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Rižana subdialect; Šavrin Hills subdialect;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
	Istrian dialect

The Istrian dialect (Slovene: istrsko narečje [ˈíːstəɾskɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ],^[1] istrščina^[2]) is a Slovene dialect spoken in Slovene Istria, as well as some settlements in Italy^[3] and Croatia.^[4] The dialect borders the Inner Carniolan dialect to the north and northeast, the Southern Chakavian and Buzet dialects to the south, the Southwestern Istrian dialect to the southeast, and the Čičarija dialect to the east. The dialect belongs to the Littoral dialect group, and it evolved from Lower Carniolan dialect base.^[5]^[6]

^ Smole, Vera. 1998. "Slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 12, pp. 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.
^ Rigler, Jakob. 2001. Zbrani spisi: Jezikovnozgodovinske in dialektološke razprave. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, p. 232.
^ "Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji" (PDF). Fran.si. Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
^ Šekli (2018:374–377)
^ Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob (2016). Karta slovenskih narečij (PDF) (in Slovenian). Založba ZRC.
^ Šekli (2018:335–339)