Upper Carniolan dialect group


The Upper Carniolan dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Upper Carniolan dialects are spoken in most of Upper Carniola and in Ljubljana.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Among other features, this group is characterized by monophthongal stressed vowels, an acute semivowel, pitch accent, standard circumflex shift, and two accentual retractions with some exceptions. It features narrowing of o and e in preaccentual position, akanye in postaccentual position, and strong syncope. There is a partial development of g to, preservation of bilabial w, and general hardening of soft l and n.

Individual dialects and subdialects