Čakavski
A South Slavic dialect group of the Adriatic coast and islands of Croatia, named for its pronoun "ča". Older than Štokavian and the medium of significant medieval Croatian literature.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 43.51°, 16.44°
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DialectČakavianA South Slavic dialect group of the Adriatic coast and islands of Croatia, named for its pronoun "ča". Older than Štokavian and the medium of significant medieval Croatian literature.DialectCroatianThe Zagreb-based standard of Croatian, built on a Štokavian basis. Distinguished from Serbian by lexical preferences and a strict Latin-script orthography.CompareBurgenland Croatian vs ČakavianAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Croatian and the dialects within it.