Dubrovnik subdialect

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Dubrovnik subdialect is the subdialect of Shtokavian dialect of Croatian language.^[1] It is spoken on the area of Dubrovnik and Littoral of former Republic of Ragusa, from Janjina on the Pelješac peninsula to Croatian border with Montenegro.

It is the least spread Croatian subdialects. Its features are Ijekavian speech and pertaining to Shtokavian dialect, with significant presence of Chakavisms and Ikavisms. Unlike Eastern Herzegovinan, Dubrovnikan subdialect shared some common features of Ikavisms from Eastern Bosnian subdialect. Neoshtokavisation gave similar results in Dubrovnik as in East Herzegovina, but starting points were different for both. This subdialect was once considered independent; however, today it is considered a part of Ijekavian Neoshtokavian dialect of Croatian language (East Herzegovina subdialect). Some features are still different, like certain vowels.

The majority of loanwords come from the Ragusan dialect of Romance – Dalmatian language, Italianisms, Venetian language and others.

See also

• Croatian language
• Dalmatian language

Source

• (Croatian) Vijenac Josip Lisac: Dubrovnik i hrvatska tradicija

References

1. ^ Language and Literary Theory: In honor of Ladislav Matejka by Benjamin A. Stolz, I. R. Titunik & Lubomír Dolezel. University of Michigan, 1984 - Foreign Language Study