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| Molise Slavic | |
|---|---|
| Molise Croatian, Slavomolisano | |
| na-našu, na-našo | |
| Native to | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Ethnicity | Molise Croats |
Native speakers | < 1,000 (2012)[1] |
| Latin[2] | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | svm |
| Glottolog | slav1254 |
| South Slavic languages and dialects |
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Slavomolisano, also known as Molise Slavic or Molise Croatian (Croatian: Moliški hrvatski; Italian: croato molisano), is a variety of Shtokavian Croatian spoken by Italian Croats in three villages – Montemitro (Mundimitar), Acquaviva Collecroce (Živavoda Kruč) and San Felice del Molise (Štifilić) – in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise Region of southern Italy. There are fewer than 1,000 active speakers, and fewer than 2,000 passive speakers.[1]
It has been preserved since a group of Croats emigrated from Dalmatia due to the advancing Ottoman Turks. The residents of these villages speak a Shtokavian Younger Ikavian dialect with a strong Southern Chakavian adstratum. The Molise Croats consider themselves to be Slavic Italians, with South Slavic heritage and who speak a Slavic language, rather than simply ethnic Slavs or Croats.[1] Some speakers call themselves Zlavi or Harvati and call their language simply na našo ("our language").
- ^ a b c Breu, Walter (2012-03-06). "Request for New Language Code Element in ISO 639-3" (PDF). ISO 639-3 Registration Authority. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^ Slavomolisano at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
