Štip-Kočani dialect

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

	About the wedding customs in Štip Excerpt of speech by a woman from Štip speaking in the dialect about the local wedding customs The Ploughman's Tale Excerpt of speech by a woman from Kočani Valley Luck in Cards and a Bag from God Excerpt of speech by a woman from Bučište, Probištip region
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The 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 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