Chakavian

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A language of Croatia

ISO 639-3
ckm
Alternate Names
Chakavski, Chekavski, Čakavština, Čakavian, Čakavica, Čekavski, Čokovski
Autonym
Čakavski
User 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.

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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.

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