Shtokavian dialect
E356943
The Shtokavian dialect is the South Slavic dialectal base from which the standard forms of Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin developed.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Herzegovinian Shtokavian | 1 |
| Eastern Herzegovinian dialect | 1 |
| Ekavian Serbian | 1 |
| Neo-Shtokavian Ijekavian | 1 |
| Neo-Shtokavian dialect | 1 |
| Neo-Štokavian dialect | 1 |
| Old Shtokavian | 1 |
| Shtokavian | 1 |
| Shtokavian dialect canonical | 1 |
| Younger Shtokavian | 1 |
| Štokavian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3426436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shtokavian dialect Context triple: [Bosnian, standardBasedOn, Shtokavian dialect]
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A.
Kajkavian dialect
The Kajkavian dialect is a South Slavic variety traditionally spoken in northwestern Croatia, distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features within the Croatian language.
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B.
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian is a South Slavic language historically spoken across the former Yugoslavia, encompassing the standardized varieties now known as Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.
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C.
Serbian language
The Serbian language is a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Serbia and neighboring regions, using both Cyrillic and Latin scripts.
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D.
South Slavic languages
South Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family spoken primarily in the Balkans, including languages such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.
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E.
Bosnian
Bosnian is a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina and by Bosniak communities in the Balkans and worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shtokavian dialect Target entity description: The Shtokavian dialect is the South Slavic dialectal base from which the standard forms of Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin developed.
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A.
Kajkavian dialect
The Kajkavian dialect is a South Slavic variety traditionally spoken in northwestern Croatia, distinguished by its unique phonological and lexical features within the Croatian language.
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B.
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian is a South Slavic language historically spoken across the former Yugoslavia, encompassing the standardized varieties now known as Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.
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C.
Serbian language
The Serbian language is a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Serbia and neighboring regions, using both Cyrillic and Latin scripts.
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D.
South Slavic languages
South Slavic languages are a branch of the Slavic language family spoken primarily in the Balkans, including languages such as Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian.
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E.
Bosnian
Bosnian is a South Slavic language primarily spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina and by Bosniak communities in the Balkans and worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic dialect
ⓘ
South Slavic dialect ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Chakavian dialect
ⓘ
Kajkavian dialect ⓘ |
| dialectOf |
Serbo-Croatian
ⓘ
surface form:
Serbo-Croatian language
|
| hasAccentSystem | pitch accent ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Shtokavski dialect ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Štokavian dialect ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCenter |
Herzegovina
ⓘ
surface form:
Herzegovina region
eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Bosnia
|
| hasMajorVariant |
Shtokavian dialect
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Herzegovinian Shtokavian
Shtokavian dialect self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Old Shtokavian
Shtokavian dialect self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Younger Shtokavian
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
rich verbal aspect system
ⓘ
seven-case nominal system ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginFromWord | što ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | three-way pitch accent in many varieties ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isDialectalBaseOf |
Bosnian
ⓘ
surface form:
Bosnian language
Croatian ⓘ
surface form:
Croatian language
Montenegrin ⓘ
surface form:
Montenegrin language
Serbian language ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Slavic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSubbranch | South Slavic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticSubfamily | Balto-Slavic languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Bosniak diaspora communities ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Croatian diaspora ⓘ
surface form:
Croatian diaspora communities
Montenegro ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Serbian diaspora communities ⓘ parts of Albania ⓘ parts of Kosovo ⓘ parts of North Macedonia ⓘ parts of Slovenia ⓘ |
| standardVarietiesInclude |
Neo-Shtokavian Ekavian
ⓘ
Shtokavian dialect self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Shtokavian Ijekavian
|
| subclassOf | Serbo-Croatian dialect ⓘ |
| usedAsStandardLanguageBaseIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
ⓘ
Croatia ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Serbia ⓘ |
| usedInStandardFormOf |
Bosnian
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Bosnian
Croatian ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Croatian
Montenegrin ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Montenegrin
Serbian language ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Serbian
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shtokavian dialect Description of subject: The Shtokavian dialect is the South Slavic dialectal base from which the standard forms of Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin developed.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neo-Shtokavian dialect
this entity surface form:
Ekavian Serbian
this entity surface form:
Neo-Štokavian dialect
this entity surface form:
Eastern Herzegovinian dialect
this entity surface form:
Shtokavian
this entity surface form:
Eastern Herzegovinian Shtokavian
this entity surface form:
Old Shtokavian
this entity surface form:
Younger Shtokavian
this entity surface form:
Neo-Shtokavian Ijekavian
this entity surface form:
Štokavian