The Rovte dialect group (rovtarska narečna skupina, rovtarščina) is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Rovte dialects are spoken in the mountainous areas of west-central Slovenia, on the border between the Slovenian Littoral

Slovenian Littoral

The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....

, Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...

, and Inner Carniola, in a triangle between the towns of Tolmin

Tolmin

Tolmin is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Geography:Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area , is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley , as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the...

, Škofja Loka

Škofja Loka

-Art colony:Before the civil war in the former Yugoslavia the Serbian town of Smederevska Palanka and the town of Škofja Loka held art colonies Groharijeva kolonija run by an art teacher from elementary school Olga Milošević in Smederevska Palanka. Now, after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the two...

, and Vrhnika

Vrhnika

Vrhnika is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It is situated on the Ljubljanica River, 21 km from Ljubljana along the A1 motorway.-History:...

.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Among other features, this group is characterized by shortening of long diphthongal ie and uo, akanye

Akanye

Akanye or akanje is a phonological phenomenon in Slavic languages in which speakers pronounce the sound a instead of o. The most familiar example is probably Russian akanye...

, and general development of g to [γ].

Individual dialects and subdialects

• Tolmin
  Tolmin
  Tolmin is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Geography:Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area , is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley , as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the...
  
   dialect (tolminsko narečje, tolminščina)
  • Bača
    Baca
    Baca may refer to:*Geovany Baca , Honduran boxer*Susana Baca , Afro-Peruvian singer*Bakkah, also transliterated Baca, is another name for Mecca, Saudi Arabia*Baca County*BACA, Bikers Against Child Abuse...
    
     subdialect (baški govor)
• Cerkno
  Cerkno
  Cerkno is a small town and a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno hills...
  
   dialect (cerkljansko narečje, cerkljanščina)
• Poljane dialect (poljansko narečje, poljanščina)
• Škofja Loka
  Škofja Loka
  -Art colony:Before the civil war in the former Yugoslavia the Serbian town of Smederevska Palanka and the town of Škofja Loka held art colonies Groharijeva kolonija run by an art teacher from elementary school Olga Milošević in Smederevska Palanka. Now, after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the two...
  
   dialect (škofjeloško narečje, škofjeloščina)
• Črni Vrh dialect
  Črni Vrh dialect
  The Črni Vrh dialect is a Slovene dialect in the Rovte dialect group. It is spoken Črni Vrh, the upper Idrijca Valley, Hotedršica, and Rovte.-Phonological and morphological characteristics:...
  
   (črnovrško narečje, črnovrščina)
• Horjul
  Horjul
  Horjul is a small town and a municipality in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.The origin of the name Horjul is unclear; various theories have tried to derive it from a Romance or Celtic root....
  
  dialect (horjulsko narečje, horjulščina)