A speaker of Cakavian, a South Slavic dialect spoken in parts of Croatia and neighboring regions.
From 'Cakavian,' the name of a South Slavic dialect. The dialect is named for the word 'cakav' or 'ča,' distinctive features that differ from Standard Croatian. '-ci' is a Slavic suffix for people.
Linguists name entire dialects after single words—Cakavian got its name because speakers distinctively say 'čakav' instead of 'što,' and that one word difference defined a whole linguistic community.
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