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Trying to re-tell the history of this part of the world (Croatia-Dalmatia) is fraught with problems. The Yugoslav Communist party was the main driving force in all social matters within the former Yugoslavia. It created historic falsehoods to promote its own aggressive political authoritarian agenda.

Trying to re-tell the history of this part of the world (Croatia-Dalmatia) is fraught with problems. The Yugoslav Communist party was the main driving force in all social matters within the former Yugoslavia. It created historic falsehoods to promote its own aggressive political authoritarian agenda.

We can definitely confirm that from the 9th century onwards that there were '''two ethnic''' communities living on the island in the middle ages, one being of Roman Empire descendant and the other of Slavic descendant. Two languages Romance Latin language - Dalmatian and Slavic Chakavian (which at times overlapped) became the norm on the island. The written language is Latin. Due to the fact that Slavs from the then neighbouring Kingdom of Croatia also spoke Slavic Chakavian this could indicate that they came from the same tribal group.

We can definitely confirm that from the 9th century onwards there were '''two ethnic''' communities living on the island in the middle ages, one being descendants of the Roman Empire and the other being of Slavic descent. Two languages, the Romance Latin language called Dalmatian and the old Slavic Chakavian language became the norm on the island. With time these languages started to overlap.. The written language was Latin. The fact that Slavs from the then neighbouring Kingdom of Croatia also spoke old Slavic Chakavian this could indicate that they came from the same tribal group.

With the Serbian forces being annihilated in the Battle of Kosovo by the Ottoman Empire in 1389 a migration of peoples stated to migrant west ward. Venetian Dalmatia started to acquire new peoples in its region (i.e., Croatians, Serbs, Albanians & others). This combined with the Black Plague depleting the island population the Venetian authorities brought new families to the island of Korcula. Amongst these where Shokavian Slavic speakers. With these added migrations the Slavic speakers became a majority.

With the Serbian forces being annihilated in the Battle of Kosovo by the Ottoman Empire in 1389 a migration of peoples stated to migrant west ward. Venetian Dalmatia started to acquire new peoples in its region (i.e., Croatians, Serbs, Albanians & others). This combined with the Black Plague depleting the island population the Venetian authorities brought new families to the island of Korcula. Amongst these where Shokavian Slavic speakers. With these added migrations the Slavic speakers became a majority.