Kriva Palanka dialect

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The Kriva Palanka dialect (Macedonian: Кривопаланечки дијалект, Krivopalanečki dijalekt) is a member of the eastern subgroup of the the northern group of dialects of the Macedonian language. This dialect is spoken mainly in the city of Kriva Palanka and surrounding villages.

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[edit] Phonological characteristics

  • use of A instead of E: трева / treva > трава / trava;
  • use of the letter U instead of the letter A: рака / raka > рука / ruka (hand) , пат / pat > пут / put (road);

[edit] Morphological characteristics

  • imperfective verbs are typically derived from perfective verbs by means of the suffix –уе (e.g. зборуе and текнуе)
  • use of the preposition U (in).

[edit] Personal Pronouns

Singular:

  • Ја / ја (I)
  • Ти / ti (you)
  • Он / on (he)
  • Она / ona (she)
  • Оно / ono (it)

[edit] References

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Dialects of Macedonian
Western dialects:
Central group: Prilep-Bitola  · Kičevo-Poreče  · Skopje-Veles
Western and north western group:  · Upper Polog  · Debar  · Drimlkol-Golo Brdo  · Galičnik  · Reka  · Vevčani-Radožda  · Struga  · Ohrid  · Upper Prespa  · Lower Prespa
Northern dialects:
Eastern group:  · Kumanovo  · Kratovo  · Kriva Palanka  · Ovče Pole
Western group:  · Skopska crna Gora  · Lower Polog
South-eastern dialects
Eastern group: Štip-Strumica  · Tikveš-Mariovo · Maleševo-Pirin1
South-eastern group: Solun-Voden · Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop1 · Nestram-Kostenar · Kostur  · Korča  ·
1 Also considered dialects of the Bulgarian language.