Chakavian

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A language of Croatia

Location

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

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Austria

Language NameBurgenland Croatian

User Population

30,000 in Austria (2002 UNESCO).

Location

Burgenland state.

Alternate Names

Burgenlandkroatische Sprache, Chakavian, Gradišćanskohrvatski jezik

Dialects

None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (1955, Treaty of Vienna), under the name of ‘Croatian’.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Other Comments

Descendents of Croats who emigrated in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Hungary

Language NameChakavian

User Population

12,000 in Hungary (2021 K. Tyran).

Location

Győr-Moson-Sopron and Vas counties.

Alternate Names

Gradišćanskohrvatski jezik, Gradišćei Horvát Nyelv

Dialects

None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Hungarian [hun].

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Slovakia

Language NameChakavian

User Population

3,000 in Slovakia (2021 K. Tyran).

Location

Bratislavsky region: Cunovo, Chorvatsky Grob, Devinska Nova Ves, Jarovice.

Alternate Names

Gradišćanskohrvatski jezik

Dialects

None known. Closely related to Croatian [hrv].

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Slovak [slk].

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Chakavian

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A language of Croatia

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