The Štip-Strumica dialect on the map of the Macedonian dialects
Тhe Štip-Strumica (Macedonian: Штипско-Струмички дијалект, Štipsko-Strumicki dijalekt) is a dialect of the Macedonian language. It is member of the center subgroup of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Strumica, Štip, Radovis and in the in surrounding areas. The main characteristic is continuing the vowel.
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.
