The Carinthian dialect group (''koroška narečna skupina'', ''koroščina''Logar, Tine. 1996. ''Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave''. Ljubljana: SAZU.) is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene, a South Slavic language. The Carinthian dialects are spoken by

Carinthian Slovenes Carinthian Slovenes or Carinthian Slovenians ( sl, Koroški Slovenci; german: Kärntner Slowenen) are the indigenous minority of Slovene ethnicity, living within borders of the Austrian state of Carinthia, neighboring Slovenia. Their status of ...

in Austria, in

Slovenian Carinthia Carinthia ( sl, Koroška ; german: Kärnten), also Slovene Carinthia or Slovenian Carinthia (''Slovenska Koroška''), is a traditional region in northern Slovenia. The term refers to the small southeasternmost area of the former Duchy of Carinthi ...

, and in the northwestern parts of Slovenian Styria along the upper Drava Valley, in the westernmost areas of

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

on the border with

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, and in some villages in the Province of Udine in Italy.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Among other features, this group is characterized by late denasalization of *''ę'' and *''ǫ'', a close reflex of long

yat Yat or jat (Ѣ ѣ; italics: ) is the thirty-second letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet and the Rusyn alphabet. There is also another version of yat, the iotified yat (majuscule: , minuscule: ), which is a Cyrillic character combining a ...

and open reflex of short

, lengthening of old acute syllables and short neo-acute syllables, and an ''e''-like reflex of the long semivowel and ''ə''-like reflex of the short semivowel.Toporišič, Jože. 1992. ''Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika''. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, p. 88.

Individual dialects and subdialects

North Pohorje–Remšnik dialect The North Pohorje–Remšnik dialect ( sl, severnopohorsko-remšniško narečje) is a Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group. It is spoken east of the Mežica dialect on both sides of the Drava River, extending westwards to east of Dravog ...

(''severnopohorsko-remšniško narečje'') *

Mežica dialect The Mežica dialect ( sl, mežiško narečje, ''mežiščina'') is a Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group. It is spoken in the triangle bounded by Črna na Koroškem, Dravograd, and Mislinja. Major settlements in the dialect area are S ...

(''mežiško narečje'', ''mežiščina''Rigler, Jakob. 1986. ''Razprave o slovenskem jeziku''. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica.) *

Jaun Valley dialect The Jaun Valley dialect ( sl, podjunsko narečje, ''podjunščina'') is a Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group. It is primarily spoken in the Jaun Valley (german: Jauntal, sl, Podjuna) of Austria as well as in Strojna and Libeliče, S ...

(''podjunsko narečje'', ''podjunščina'') (Austria) *

Ebriach dialect The Ebriach dialect ( sl, obirsko narečje, ''obirščina'') is a Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group. It is spoken in Austrian Carinthia around Bad Eisenkappel, in the watershed of the Vellach River ( sl, Bela) and Ebriach Creek (germ ...

(''obirsko narečje'', ''obirščina'') (Austria) *

Rosen Valley dialect The Rosen Valley dialect ( sl, rožansko narečje, ''rožanščina''Logar, Tine. 1996. ''Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave''. Ljubljana: SAZU, p. 20.) is a Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group. It is spoken in the Rosen Va ...

(''rožansko narečje'', ''rožanščina'') (Austria) *

Gail Valley dialect The Gail Valley dialect ( sl, ziljsko narečje, ''ziljščina''Logar, Tine. 1996. ''Dialektološke in jezikovnozgodovinske razprave''. Ljubljana: SAZU) is the westernmost Slovene dialect in the Carinthian dialect group, spoken in parts of southern ...

(''ziljsko narečje'', ''ziljščina'') (Austria, Italy) ** Kranjska Gora subdialect (''kranjskogorski govor'')

References

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