The Sevnica-Krško subdialect (sevniško-krški govor) is a Slovene subdialect in the Styrian dialect group

Styrian dialect group

The Styrian dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Lower Carniolan dialects are spoken in central and eastern Slovenian Styria and in the Lower Sava Valley and Central Sava Valley....

. It is a subdialect of the Lower Sava Valley dialect

Lower Sava Valley dialect

The Lower Sava Valley dialect is a Slovene dialect in the Styrian dialect group, bordering on the Lower Carniolan dialect group. It is spoken in the Sava Valley from Litija to Brežice and along the lower course of the Savinja River...

, extending along both banks of the Sava River from Zidani Most

Zidani Most

Zidani Most is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sava and Savinja rivers. The area was traditionally part of the Lower Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja statistical region. It is an...

 to just before Brežice

Brežice

Brežice is a city and municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley, near the Croatian border. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria and Lower Carniola...

, and then continuing on the right bank to the Croatian border. The main settlements in the dialect area are Radeče

Radece

Radeče is small town and a municipality in the Lower Sava Valley in eastern Slovenia. It is located in the Sava Hills on the right bank of the Sava River at the confluence with Sopota Creek. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Carniola...

, Loka pri Zidanem Mostu

Loka pri Zidanem Mostu

Loka pri Zidanem Mostu is a village on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region....

, Boštanj

Boštanj

Boštanj is a settlement the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region....

, Sevnica

Sevnica

Sevnica is a town and a municipality in central Slovenia.The town itself is situated on the left bank of the Sava River, and is one of the three major settlements in the Lower Sava Valley. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region...

, Zabukovje nad Sevnico

Zabukovje nad Sevnico

Zabukovje nad Sevnico is a dispersed settlement in the hills to the north of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria. The Municipality of Sevnica is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region....

, Brestanica

Brestanica

Brestanica is a small town in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. Until 1953 the town was called Rajhenburg . It lies in the valley at the confluence of the Sava River with a minor tributary called the Brestanica. The area was traditionally part of Styria...

, Senovo, Krško

Krško

Krško is a town and municipality in eastern Slovenia. The town lies on the Sava River. The area is traditionally divided between Lower Styria and Lower Carniola...

, Drnovo

Drnovo

Drnovo is a village to the south of Leskovec in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the Ljubljana to Zagreb motorway. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola...

, Cerklje ob Krki

Cerklje ob Krki

Cerklje ob Krki is a settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It is best known for the Cerklje ob Krki Airbase to the north of the settlement. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola...

, Čatež ob Savi

Čatež ob Savi

Čatež ob Savi is a village on the right bank of the Sava River at its confluence with the Krka River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola...

, and Velika Dolina

Velika Dolina

Velika Dolina is a village in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava statistical region....

.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

The Sevnica-Krško subdialect is transitional between Lower Carniolan

Lower Carniolan dialect group

The Lower Carniolan dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Lower Carniolan dialects are spoken in most of Lower Carniola and in the eastern half of Inner Carniola....

 and Styrian

Styrian dialect group

The Styrian dialect group is a group of closely related dialects of Slovene. The Lower Carniolan dialects are spoken in central and eastern Slovenian Styria and in the Lower Sava Valley and Central Sava Valley....

 dialects; specifically, a Lower Carniolan substrate overlaid with Styrian features. It is characterized by loss of 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...

. Phonologically, it shows the Lower Carniolan development of ě > ei̯, circumflected o > u, e and ę > ie, neoacute o and ǫ > u, syllabic ł > ou̯, r > ər/ar, and ə > a, but is distinguished by the diphthongizations i > ii̯ and u > uu̯.