Rovte dialect group

The Rovte dialect group (rovtarska narečna skupina, rovtarščina^[1]) 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, Upper Carniola, and Inner Carniola, in a triangle between the towns of Tolmin, Škofja Loka, and Vrhnika.^[2]

Map of regional groups of Slovene dialects

  Rovte

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Among other features, this group is characterized by shortening of long diphthongal ie and uo, akanye, and general development of g to [ɣ].^[3]

Individual dialects and subdialects

• Tolmin dialect (tolminsko narečje, tolminščina^[4])
  • Bača subdialect (baški govor)
• Cerkno dialect (cerkljansko narečje, cerkljanščina^[5])
• Poljane dialect (poljansko narečje, poljanščina^[6])
• Škofja Loka dialect (škofjeloško narečje, škofjeloščina^[7])
• Črni Vrh dialect (črnovrško narečje, črnovrščina^[8])
• Horjul dialect (horjulsko narečje, horjulščina^[9])