The Eastern Upper Carniolan subdialect (vzhodnogorenjski govor, vzhodna gorenjščina) is a Slovene subdialect in the Upper Carniolan dialect group

Upper Carniolan dialect group

The Upper Carniolan dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Upper Carniolan dialects are spoken in spoken in most of Upper Carniola and in Ljubljana.-Phonological and morphological characteristics:...

. It is spoken in the eastern part of Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...

, east of a line running west of Špitalič

Špitalic, Kamnik

Špitalič is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and was originally built in the 13th century, but renovated in the 19th century in a Baroque style.Next to the church...

, Trojane

Trojane

Trojane , is a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica in central Slovenia. It lies on a hill near the border of two Slovene regions, Carniola and Styria. Until the freeway was finished in 2005, Trojane was on the main route from Ljubljana to Maribor.The Romans built a road on the route...

, and Kisovec

Kisovec

Kisovec is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The settlement developed around the local coal mine, closed in 1952. Since 1978 a factory producing aerated autoclaved concrete has been in operation in the settlement and provided employment for local people. The...

, then east of Vače

Vače

Vače is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Central Slovenia statistical region....

 and Zgornji Hotič

Zgornji Hotič

Zgornji Hotič is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Central Slovenia statistical region.The parish church in the settlement...

, and then south along the Sava to east of Dol pri Ljubljani

Dol pri Ljubljani

Dol pri Ljubljani is a settlement and a municipality in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region....

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Phonological and morphological characteristics

The Eastern Upper Carniolan subdialect is a subdialect of the Upper Carniolan dialect

Upper Carniolan dialect

The Upper Carniolan dialect is a major Slovene dialect in the Upper Carniolan dialect group. It is spoken in most of Upper Carniola...

. It has preserved pitch accent

Pitch accent

Pitch accent is a linguistic term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words...

, except for a small area in Moravče

Moravce

Moravče is a settlement and a municipality in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Upper Carniola region. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region...

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