Chakavian

Chakavian or Čakavian^[1][2] is a South Slavic language spoken mainly by Croats who live along the Adriatic coast, in the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, Croatian Littoral and parts of Central Croatia.

Chakavian
čakavski
Native to	Croatia Slovenia (Račice, Kozina)
Ethnicity	Croats
Native speakers	80,000 (2019)e24
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Chakavian
Standard forms	Burgenland Croatian
Dialects	Buzet Northern Chakavian Central Chakavian Southern Chakavian Southwestern Istrian Southeastern Chakavian
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ckm
Glottolog	chak1265
Distribution of Chakavian
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