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Dialect comparison

Prekmurje Slovenian vs Standard Slovenian

Compare two dialects of Slovenian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Prekmurje Slovenian

Prekmurščina

The Slovenian variety of the Prekmurje region between the Mura and the Hungarian border. Carries a separate literary tradition that developed independently from the central standard until the 20th century.

Approximate centre
46.66°, 16.17°
Standard Slovenian

Slovenščina · Ljubljana Slovenian

The Ljubljana-based standard of Slovenian. A South Slavic language with a strikingly diverse internal dialect landscape — historically grouped into seven major dialect bases.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
46.06°, 14.51°

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