Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect
Encyclopedia
The Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect (vzhodnodolenjski govor, vzhodna dolenjščina) is a Slovene subdialect in the Lower Carniolan dialect group
. It is spoken south of the Lower Sava Valley dialect
in the watersheds of the Mirna and Temenica
rivers, east of a line running from west of Trebnje
and west of Novo Mesto
to the lower Krka
Valley. The dialect includes the settlements of Novo Mesto
, Šentjernej
, Kostanjevica na Krki
, Trebnje
, Šentrupert
, Krmelj
, Mokronog
, Raka
, and Škocjan
.
.
Lower Carniolan dialect group
The Lower Carniolan dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Lower Carniolan dialects are spoken in most of Lower Carniola and in the eastern half of Inner Carniola....
. It is spoken south of the Lower Sava Valley dialect
Lower Sava Valley dialect
The Lower Sava Valley dialect is a Slovene dialect in the Styrian dialect group, bordering on the Lower Carniolan dialect group. It is spoken in the Sava Valley from Litija to Brežice and along the lower course of the Savinja River...
in the watersheds of the Mirna and Temenica
Temenica
The Temenica is a river of Slovenia. The river goes underground twice. Its surface length is , and its subterranean length is measured in a straight line. It is the largest tributary of the Krka, joining it as the Prečna.-References:...
rivers, east of a line running from west of Trebnje
Trebnje
Trebnje is a city in Slovenia. The city lies on the Temenica River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The settlement developed on the main regional road and railway line from Ljubljana to Novo Mesto. The settlement had a population of about 3,520 in 2010...
and west of Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
to the lower Krka
Krka (Slovenia)
The Krka is a river in the historic Lower Carniola region of Slovenia, a right tributary of the Sava.It sources at Gradiček near the village of Krka, about southwest of Ivančna Gorica and around southeast of Ljubljana, before flowing southeast...
Valley. The dialect includes the settlements of Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto is a city and municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered the economic and cultural centre of the historic Lower Carniola region.-Geography:...
, Šentjernej
Šentjernej
Šentjernej is a small town and a municipality in southeastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region....
, Kostanjevica na Krki
Kostanjevica na Krki
Kostanjevica na Krki, also Kostanjevica ob Krki , is a small town and a municipality in the historic Lower Carniola region of southern Slovenia. It is today part of the Lower Sava statistical region....
, Trebnje
Trebnje
Trebnje is a city in Slovenia. The city lies on the Temenica River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The settlement developed on the main regional road and railway line from Ljubljana to Novo Mesto. The settlement had a population of about 3,520 in 2010...
, Šentrupert
Šentrupert
Šentrupert is a town and a municipality in the traditional Lower Carniola region of Slovenia.The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region...
, Krmelj
Krmelj
Krmelj is a settlement in the Sevnica municipality in central Slovenia. It lies in valley of the Hinje stream, a left tributary of the river Mirna. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.-External links:*...
, Mokronog
Mokronog
Mokronog is a settlement in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in southeastern Slovenia. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola...
, Raka
Raka, Slovenia
Raka is a village in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava statistical region....
, and Škocjan
Škocjan
Škocjan is a settlement and a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It should not be confused with Škocjan Caves, which is located in a different part of the country, near Divača...
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Phonological and morphological characteristics
The Eastern Lower Carniolan subdialect has a pitch accentPitch accent
Pitch accent is a linguistic term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words...
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