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Here is one for the all the former Yugoslavians here. At one point, about 50 years
ago, I understand that the majority language in the city of Trieste was Italian.
Was it the same Italian as spoken in 'mainland' Italy or was it a regional dialect?
Which dialectical group would it have belonged to?
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Unless I'm mistaken, Trieste IS a city in Italy. One of my godd friend's, Georgia,
is from there - and yes, she speaks Italian (along with a few other languages, but
what is important is that her mother tongue is Italian). The city borders Slovenia
and she has told me there is indeed a big Slovenian population there. Are we talking
about a different Trieste? Sorry, the first thing my mind wanders to is the city
in Italy.
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Harvey, are you referring to Rijeka (Fiume)
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Sorry, you are absolutely right. I'm embarrassed.
The source material I was looking at was old... done at a time when Trieste's status
was still up in the air. The southern part of the Trieste region went to Yugoslavia,
with the Italian speaking city of Fiume.
So I guess, my questions actually are about Fiume. Although I am still interested
in the regional dialect spoken in the region.
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Look up Venetian, the Italic dialect of Venice, with quite a prestige until Standard
Italian took its place.
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Rijeka is the third-largest Croatian city and, therefore, most of its inhabitants
speak Croatian. However, there is an Italian-speaking minority. I believe their dialect
would be similar to Istrian Italian, which, in turn, might be sth. like Venetian.
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