Kriva Palanka dialect
Appearance
Kriva Palanka dialect | |
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Кривопаланечки дијалект Krivopalanečki dijalekt | |
Native to | North Macedonia |
Region | Kriva Palanka |
Native speakers | approx. 21,000[1] |
Indo-European
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Cyrillic (Macedonian alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | mk-u-sd-mk702 |
Location of the Kriva Palanka dialect among other Macedonian dialects |
The Kriva Palanka dialect (Macedonian: Кривопаланечки дијалект, Krivopalanečki dijalekt) is a member of the eastern subgroup of the northern group of dialects of Macedonian. This dialect is mainly spoken in the city of Kriva Palanka and surrounding villages.
Phonological characteristics
- use of A instead of E: трева / treva > трава / trava;[clarification needed]
- use of the letter U instead of the letter A: рака / raka > рука / ruka (hand), пат / pat > пут / put (road);[clarification needed]
Morphological characteristics
- imperfective verbs are typically derived from perfective verbs by means of the suffix –ue (e.g. зборуе and текнуе)
- use of the preposition U (in).
Personal pronouns
Singular:
- Ја / ја (I)
- Ти / ti (you)
- Он / on (he)
- Она / ona (she)
- Оно / ono (it)
References
- ^ As the precise number of speakers is unknown, this figure is based on the total population of the Kriva Palanka municipality.