“Where the wolf rings noon, and the fox carries the mail”: Zoonymic idioms in the local dialect of Komin

Sa？etak This paper is based on field research regarding phraseological material in the speech of Komin, specifically analysing idioms that have a zoonymic component. Special focus is given to the frequency of using particular zoonyms and the distribution of the ratio between hyperonymic and hyponymic components found in the Komin dialect, as well as in other Croatian local dialects, thus contributing to the description of local and regional idioms