Complex sentence: The medieval descendants of pastoral Delmatae in Dalmatian inlands conserved at least partly a mixed semi-Romance tongue or Morlachian dialect (Murlaška besida), then persisting also in Austrian Empire, chiefly among 2100 local shepherds around recent town Livno up to World War 1.
Split into simpler sentences: The medieval descendants of the pastoral Delmatae in Dalmatian inlands conserved at least partly a mixed semi-Romance tongue or Morlachian dialect (Murlaška besida). This Morlachian (Vlach) language persisted also in the Austrian Empire, chiefly among 2100 local shepherds around recent town Livno up to World War 1.