Kozjak subdialect
{{Short description|Subdialect of Slovene}}
The Kozjak subdialect (kozjaški govorSmole, Vera. 1998. "Slovenska narečja." Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 12, pp. 1–5. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 2.) is a Slovene subdialect in the Styrian dialect group. It is a subdialect of the South Pohorje dialect, which it greatly resembles, and is the northernmost member of the Styrian dialect group. It encompasses the Kozjak Mountains north of the Drava River and partially extends into Austria, including the Leutschach area.Toporišič, Jože. 1992. Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, p. 88.
Phonological and morphological characteristics
The Kozjak subdialect has the typical Styrian diphthongs ei and ou as well as two open glides as reflexes of old acute yat and neoacute e and o.Zorko, Zinka. 1999. "Štajerska narečja." In: Dušan Voglar (ed.) Enciklopedija Slovenije vol. 13, pp. 131–133. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 132.
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Category:Slovene dialects in Styria (Slovenia)
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