- Breznik dialect
The Breznik dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Transitional dialects, which is spoken in the region of Graovo in central western Bulgaria. It borders on the
Tran dialect to the west and north, theKyustendil dialect to the south and theSofia dialect to the northeast and features characteristics typical for theSouthwestern Bulgarian dialects .Phonological and morphological characteristics
* шч/дж (IPA|ʃʧ/IPA|ʤ) for Proto-Slavic IPA|*tʲ/IPA|*dʲ: "лешча, меджу" vs. Standard Bulgarian "леща, между" (lentils, between).
* Vocalic r and l for Old Bulgarian ръ/рь and лъ/ль instead of the combinations ръ/ър (IPA|rə/IPA|ər) and лъ/ъл (IPA|lə/IPA|əl) in Standard Bulgarian - "дрво, слза" instead of "дърво, сълза" (tree, tear). However, the reflex of лъ/ль is u before labial consonants (as in theIhtiman dialect and theSamokov dialect ): "вуна" vs. formal Bulgarian "вълна" (wool)
* Definite articles -ът, -та, -то, -те as in Standard Bulgarian
* Vowel -e instead of -x in the forms of past imperfect tense: "биее" vs. Standard Bulgarian "биех" (I was beating)For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Transitional dialects, cf.
Transitional Bulgarian dialects .ources
Стойков, Стойко: Българска диалектология, Акад. изд. "Проф. Марин Дринов", 2006 [http://www.promacedonia.org/jchorb/st/st_2_b_zap_3.htm#breznishki]
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