Until the early 20th century, the local Slovene dialect was spoken by almost the totality of the population, and remained predominant up to the post-WWII years, when a process of language shift intensified.
Prior to the early 20th century, the regional Slovene dialect was the everyday language of most people in the area, and continued to be the dominant language until after World War II, when there was a notable shift towards using other languages.