What does your accent say about you, and which Croatian are you really hearing? These episodes by linguist Tihana Klepač, explore the sound of Croatian: the vowel that gives a speaker away, the Slavonian, coastal Čakavian and northern Kajkavian dialects, and the geography that goes missing when families cross an ocean. Made for diaspora Croatians and learners who want to hear Croatian as it is actually spoken.
What the Bakery Woman Heard
The melody of Croatian words, and what it gives away about you
The Vowel That Gives You Away
Why your Croatian accent was never required to be Oliver’s, and what to actually do about the part of it that is genuinely hard
She Carried a Name. Not a Map
On dialects, diaspora, and the geography that goes missing across an ocean
Divanimo po slavonski — Let Us Talk Slavonia
On the oldest Croatian štokavian still spoken, and why it is closer to the standard than you think
The Croatian of the Coast ·
Čakavski, the coast, and the Croatian you were always reaching for
The Kajkavian
Understanding the Dialect of Northern Croatia