# Central Chakavian

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**Central Chakavian** (also translated as **Middle Chakavian**; Croatian: *srednječakavski dijalekt*) is a dialect of the [Chakavian](/source/Chakavian) variety of Croatian. It is spoken on the islands [Dugi](/source/Dugi_otok), [Kornati](/source/Kornati), [Lošinj](/source/Lo%C5%A1inj), [Krk](/source/Krk_(island)), [Rab](/source/Rab_(island)), [Ugljan](/source/Ugljan) (except the southernmost Southern Chakavian village of [Kukljica](/source/Kukljica), exhibiting many shared features with Ugljan's otherwise Central Chakavian dialects) [Pag](/source/Pag_(island)), on the land the cities of [Vinodol](/source/Vinodol,_Croatia), [Ogulin](/source/Ogulin), [Brinje](/source/Brinje), [Otočac](/source/Oto%C4%8Dac), the area around [Duga Resa](/source/Duga_Resa), part of Central and Northeastern [Istria](/source/Istria) (including [Čičarija dialect](/source/%C4%8Ci%C4%8Darija_dialect) in Slovenian part), and [Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki](/source/Municipality_of_Kostanjevica_na_Krki) ([Oštrc](/source/O%C5%A1trc), [Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu](/source/%C4%8Cre%C5%A1njevec_pri_O%C5%A1trcu), [Črneča Vas](/source/%C4%8Crne%C4%8Da_Vas), [Vrtača](/source/Vrta%C4%8Da,_Kostanjevica_na_Krki), [Vrbje](/source/Vrbje,_Kostanjevica_na_Krki)) in Slovenia.[1]

This dialect is peculiar for its mixed Ikavian–Ekavian reflex of Common Slavic [yat](/source/Yat) vowel, which was governed by [Meyer–Jakubinskij's law](/source/Jakubinskij's_law).

## References

1. Lisac, Josip (2009). "Srednjočakavski dijalekt". *Hrvatska Dijalektologija 2. Čakavsko narječje* (in Croatian). Zagreb: Golden Marketing-Tehnička knjiga. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9789532121698.

## Bibliography

- Dalibor Brozović (1988). *Čakavsko narječje; Jezik srpskohrvatski / hrvatskosrpski, hrvatski ili srpski* (in Serbo-Croatian). [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb): JLZ Miroslav Krleža. ISBN 953-0-30225-8.
- Milčetić, Ivan (1895). ["Čakavština Kvarnerskih otoka"](http://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:275:037041) [The Chakavian Dialect of the Kvarner Islands] (in sh). *Rad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti: Filologičko-historički i filosofičko-juridički razredi*. **42**: 92–131. JAZU.

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