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CKM ISO 639-3

Chakavian

Čakavski Autonym

A language of Croatia

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Chakavski, Chekavski, Čakavština, Čakavian, Čakavica, Čekavski, Čokovski
Autonym
Čakavski
Population
50,000 in Croatia (2019). Total users in all countries: 95,000.
Location:
Istria county; Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Split-Dalmatia counties: coastal area and islands.
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western
Language Use
Music, poetry. Some young people, all adults.
Language Development
Newspapers. Periodicals. TV. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chakavian
Writing
Glagolitic script [Glag], used until 17th century. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Attested from the 13th century, Chakavian was the standard literary language from the 15th to 18th centuries.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Burgenland Croatian
User Population
30,000 in Austria (2002 UNESCO).
Location
Burgenland state.
Dialects
None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
Other Comments
Descendents of Croats who emigrated in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Language Name
Chakavian
User Population
12,000 in Hungary (2021 K. Tyran).
Location
Győr-Moson-Sopron and Vas counties.
Dialects
None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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Language Name
Chakavian
User Population
3,000 in Slovakia (2021 K. Tyran).
Location
Bratislavsky region: Cunovo, Chorvatsky Grob, Devinska Nova Ves, Jarovice.
Dialects
None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].
Language Status
6b (Threatened)
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Map

Location: Istria county; Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Split-Dalmatia counties: coastal area and islands.