| Brda dialect | |
|---|---|
| Gorizia Hills dialect | |
| ˈbrìːško naˈrìeːči̯e | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈbɾíːʃkɔ naˈɾíɛːt͡ʃi̯ɛ] |
| Native to | Slovenia, Italy |
| Region | Gorizia Hills |
| Ethnicity | Slovenes |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 The Brda dialect | |
The Brda dialect (Slovene: briško narečje [ˈbɾíːʃkɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ],[1] briščina[2]), or Gorizia Hills dialect, is a Slovene dialect spoken in the Gorizia Hills in Slovenia and Italy. It is known for extreme vowel reduction in final position. It borders the Natisone Valley dialect to the north and the Karst dialect to the east, and Friulian to the west. The dialect belongs to the Littoral dialect group, and it evolved from Venetian–Karst dialect base.[3][4]
It is spoken in a territory with around 6,000 Slovene speakers, most of whom have a degree of knowledge of the dialect.
- ^ Smole, Vera. 1998. "Slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 12, pp. 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.
- ^ Rigler, Jakob. 1986. Razprave o slovenskem jeziku. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica, p. 175.
- ^ "Karta slovenskih narečij z večjimi naselji" (PDF). Fran.si. Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Šekli (2018:327–328)