Kozje-Bizeljsko dialect

The Kozje-Bizeljsko dialect (Slovene: kozjansko–bizeljsko narečje [kɔzˈjáːnskɔ biˈzéːlskɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ]), also known as the Brežice-Kozje dialect (brežiško–kozjansko narečje [ˈbɾéːʒiʃkɔ kɔzˈjáːnskɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ]) or the Bizeljsko-Sotla dialect (bizeljsko-obsoteljsko narečje [biˈzéːlskɔ ɔpˈsóːtəlskɔ naˈɾéːt͡ʃjɛ]), is a Slovene dialect spoken in southern Styria. As opposed to the Lower Sava Valley dialect, it is a more typical Styrian dialect, but it still shows some transitional nature with the Lower Carniolan dialect. It borders the Lower Sava Valley dialect to the west, the Central Styrian dialect to the north, the Kajkavian Zagorje-Međimurje dialect to the northeast, and the Lower Sutlan dialect to the southeast. The dialect belongs to the Styrian dialect group and evolved from the Southern Styrian dialect base.