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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]}

Phonological and morphological characteristics

The Čičarija dialect is a mixed Slovenian–Croatian Čakavian dialect.[3] 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]

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