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* During and post Roman Empire the population on Korcula island was Dalmatian Latins who spoke Romance Dalmatian (developed from Latin).
* Narrentanos Sclavos arrive on the island in the late ninth century who where related to the Croats (they spoke old Croatian Chakavian).
* In 1262 the Venetians did mention the Slavs and Latins on the island of Korčula which means they lived side by side.
Latin was the written language of States and Roman Catholic Churches.
Overtime the Slavs become more numerous and they live on the west end of the island. They incorporated Romance Dalmatian into there local language.
=== No Existing Primary Historical Sources ===
To this editor's knowledge there are no existing primary historical sources actually describing Croatian Slavs invading and settling the island of Korcula in the middle ages. It was the Republic of Venice who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korcula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as Neretva pirates (Neretvani), were starting to disrupt Venice's trade with the east (Levant). The Venetians discovered that they strategically secured some of the islands in southern Dalmatia. Amongst these was the island of Korčula (in Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ch and is written "č") .
To this editor's knowledge there are no existing primary historical sources actually describing Croatian Slavs invading and settling the island of Korcula in the middle ages. It was the Republic of Venice who first mentions Slavic peoples and Korcula. In the 9th century Narantani (Slavic pirates), who are referred to today mainly as Neretva pirates (Neretvani), were starting to disrupt Venice's trade with the east (Levant). The Venetians discovered that they strategically secured some of the islands in southern Dalmatia. Amongst these was the island of Korčula (in Croatian the c in Korcula is pronounced ch and is written "č") .