The Resian dialect is a distinct dialect of the Slovene language spoken in Resia valley, Province of Udine, Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. Because of its remote location outside of Slovenia, the dialect has phonetical properties different from standard Slovenian, and from most other Slovene dialects.
Although not a regulated dialect (scholars consider it a dialect of Slovene rather than a different language), and without any official...
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The Resian dialect is a distinct dialect of the Slovene language spoken in Resia valley, Province of Udine, Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. Because of its remote location outside of Slovenia, the dialect has phonetical properties different from standard Slovenian, and from most other Slovene dialects.
Although not a regulated dialect (scholars consider it a dialect of Slovene rather than a different language), and without any official status in Italy, speakers of Resian is written with a Latin script different from that used for standard Slovene. The alphabet contains the letter /W/, which is a rare grapheme among Slavic languages; the exceptions being Polish and Lusatian.
Written Resian can mostly be understood by Slovenens, but spoken Resian is much harder to understand, especially those outside the Slovenian Littoral. Resian, forming a part of the South Slavic dialect continuum, shares numerous features with the Slovene dialects spoken in the Slovenian Littoral and...
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