Solun-Voden dialect

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In Slavic dialectology, Solun-Voden dialect or Lower Vardar dialect refers to the dialects of Macedonian spoken in parts of Central Macedonia, Greece, and the vicinity of Gevgelija and Dojran in the Republic of Macedonia. It is named after the Slavic toponyms for the cities of Thessaloniki (Solun) and Edessa (Voden), or after the river Vardar. The dialect is classified as a member of the south-eastern subgroup of the Eastern and Southern group of Macedonian dialects. It is traditionally spoken in an area that also covers Veria (Ber), Giannitsa (Enidže Vardar) and the surrounding region up to Thessaloniki (Solun) and the Aegean Sea[1] It is similar to the Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop dialect, Nestram-Kostenar dialect and Kostur dialect.

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[edit] Phonological characteristic

  • Retention of Proto-Slavic nasal vowels: Р'(н)ка/R'(n)ka (IPA:/'rɔ̃ka/) as opposed to Рака/Raka (IPA:/'raka/) (hand)

[edit] Morphological characteristic

  • Use of the Prefix H; Убаво/Ubavo → Хубаво/Hubavo - (beautiful)

[edit] Other specific characteristics

  • Use of the preposition У/U instead of the preposition Во/Vo : во село/ vo selo → у село / u selo - (in village)
  • Use of the term Ут/Ut instead of the term От/Ot : Ут Солун/Ut Solun → Од Солун/Od Solun - (from/of Solun)

[edit] Typical Words

  • Жарка/Žarka as opposed to Жаба/Žaba - frog
  • Качамак/Kačamak - Polenta
  • Xлучка/Hlučka as opposed to Oлцка/Olcka - hiccup
  • Шарино/Šarino as opposed to Шарено/Šareno - coloured
  • Кучја/Kučja as opposed to Куче/Kuče - dog
  • Дjадо/Djado as opposed to Дедо/Dedo - Grandfather[2]
  • Иштам/Ištam as opposed to Сакам/Sakam - I want
  • Кушта/Kušta as opposed to Дома/Doma - home
  • Манца/Manca - meal
  • Другуш/Druguš as opposed to Друг пат/Drug pаt - another time


[edit] Typical Sayings

  • Зевај ти р’нка/Zevaj ti r'nka - Shake someones hands [3]
  • На чужд г’с, сто чумаки/Na cužd g's, sto čumaki - On anothers bottom, a hundred beatings.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5479/dijalektickamapath0.jpg
  2. ^ Only in the Easternmost parts
  3. ^ It is used when meeting a person, shake hands and then begin talking
  4. ^ One Hundred beatings on someone else bottom, doesnt hurt that much>
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Dialects of Macedonian
Western dialects:
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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.