Kajkavian Dialect
The Kajkavian dialect ( /kaɪˈkɑːviən/; Serbo-Croatian adjective: kajkavski, noun: kajkavica or kajkavština) is a dialect of the Serbo-Croatian language spoken by Croats in northwestern part of Croatia. It has low mutual intelligibility with the other two dialects, Štokavian and Čakavian. All three are named after their word for "what?", which in Kajkavian is kaj.
Kajkavian is spoken in North Croatia, including the capital Zagreb, as well as in a few enclaves in Austria, Hungary, and Romania. Though its speakers are ethnic Croats and Kajkavian is thus generally considered a dialect of Croatian, it is closer to neighboring Slovene than it is to Chakavian or Shtokavian.
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