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Language spoken on the island up to becoming part of the Republic of Venice (1420) was the  - '''Dalmatian''' (Romance language) and '''Slavic''' - Chakavian  (Old Croatian). Written language was [[Latin]]. Post 1420 Venetian became ''Lingua franca'' on the island.

Language spoken on the island up to becoming part of the Republic of Venice (1420) was the  - '''Dalmatian''' (Romance language) and '''Slavic''' - Chakavian  (Old Croatian). Written language was [[Latin]]. Post 1420 Venetian became ''Lingua franca'' on the island.

* The interaction of theses three must been interesting:

* The interaction of theses three must have been interesting:

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The interaction of theses three lay down the foundation of the Korcula Dialect. In the era of the '''Black Plague''' extensive migrations to the island occurred during the Cypriote (1571-1573), Candian (1645-1669), and Morean wars (1684-1699) (between Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire). Refugees from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries) arrived on the island.  

The interaction of theses three laid down the foundation of the Korcula Dialect. In the era of the '''Black Plague''' extensive migrations to the island occurred during the Cypriote (1571-1573), Candian (1645-1669), and Morean wars (1684-1699) (between Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire). Refugees from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries) arrived on the island.  

Quote from ''"The Land of 1000 Islands"'' by Igor Rudan:

Quote from ''"The Land of 1000 Islands"'' by Igor Rudan: