Torre Valley dialect

Torre Valley dialect
Torre Valley dialect
Ter Valley dialect
Po nasen
Native to	Slovenia, Italy
Region	Torre Valley, Breginjski kot
Ethnicity	Slovenes
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South Slavic Western South Slavic Slovene Littoral dialect group Torre Valley dialect; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Northwestern Slovene dialect Western Slovene dialect Venetian–Karst dialect base ; ;
Dialects	western microdialects; eastern microdialects;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Italy
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
	Torre Valley dialect

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The Torre Valley dialect or Ter Valley dialect (Slovene: tersko narečje [ˈtɛ́ːɾskɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ], terščina) is the westernmost and the most Romanized Slovene dialect. It is one of the most endangered Slovene dialects and is threatened with extinction. It is also one of the most archaic Slovene dialects, together with the Gail Valley and Natisone Valley dialects, which makes it interesting for typological research. It is spoken mainly in the Torre Valley in the Province of Udine in Italy, but also in western parts of the Municipality of Kobarid in the Slovene Littoral in Slovenia. The dialect borders the Soča dialect to the east, the Natisone Valley dialect to the southeast, Resian to the north, and Friulian to the southwest and west. The dialect belongs to the Littoral dialect group, and it evolved from Venetian–Karst dialect base.

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