Pannonian dialect group

The Pannonian dialect group (panonska narečna skupina), or northeastern dialect group, is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Pannonian dialects are spoken in northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje, in the eastern areas of Slovenian Styria), and among the Hungarian Slovenes.^[1]

Map of regional groups of Slovene dialects

  Pannonian

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Among other features, this group is characterized by loss of pitch accent, non-lengthened short syllables, and a new acute on short syllables.^[2]

Individual dialects and subdialects

• Prekmurje dialect (prekmursko narečje, prekmurščina^[3]).^{[Note 1]}
• Slovene Hills dialect (goričansko narečje, goričanščina^[6])
• Prlekija dialect (prleško narečje, prleščina^[7])
• Haloze dialect (haloško narečje, haloščina^[8])

Notes

1. According to some researchers, the Prekmurje dialect is a regional literary language because it has a standardized grammar, a long history of separated development and a large number of written sources.^[4] However, this view is disputed.^[5]