Štip – Kočani dialect

The Štip-Kočani dialect on the map of the Macedonian dialects

Тhe Štip - Kočani (Macedonian: Штипско - Кочански дијалект, Štipsko - Kočanski dijalekt) is a dialect of the Macedonian language. It is member of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is spoken in the central eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Štip, Probištip, Kočani, Vinica, Radoviš and in the in surrounding areas. The main characteristic is continuing the vowel.

Characteristics

• Continuing the vowel (каде ќе одиш > дека ќе одеш)
• Dropping the vowel (полна > пуна-п'на)
• Use of the preposition у (во град > у градо)
• Use of the word "speak"

• the word "tomatoes"

• use of the word "stairs"

Personal Pronouns

Singular

• Ја (I)
• Ти (You)
• Он (He)
• Она (She)
• Оноа (It)

Plural

• Ниа (We)
• Виа (You)
• Они (Тиа) (They)

Notes

Dialects of Macedonian Western Central Prilep-Bitola Kičevo-Poreče Skopje-Veles Western and northwestern Upper Polog Debar Drimkol-Golo Brdo Galičnik Reka Vevčani-Radožda Struga Ohrid Upper Prespa Lower Prespa Northern Eastern Kumanovo2 Kratovo2 Kriva Palanka2 Ovče Pole Western Skopska Crna Gora Lower Polog Gora2 Southeastern Eastern Štip - Kočani Strumica Tikveš-Mariovo Maleševo-Pirin1 Southeastern Solun-Voden1 Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop1 Nestram-Kostenar Kostur Korča 1 Also considered a dialect of Bulgarian. 2 Considered to be a part of the transitional Torlak dialect and as a subdialect of Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian.