Kičevo-Poreče dialect

The Kičevo-Poreče dialect ( _mk. Кичевско-поречки дијалект, "Kičevo-porečki dijalekt") is a member of the central subgroup of the western group of dialects of the Macedonian language. The dialect is spoken in a vast area in the Republic of Macedonia and mainly in the cities Kičevo and Makedonski Brod. It is also native to the villages of the region Porečje, such as Samokov and those around Kičevo. Because of the migration of the population from Porečje, the dialect is spoken in the region of Polog and in the capital Skopje. The Kičevo-Poreče dialect is closely related to the Prilep-Bitola dialect, Upper Polog dialect with which they share many common characteristics. [ Kichevo dialect (1957), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts] This dialect can be found in many books and novels, and one of the more popular is the novel "Milion mačenici" by Risto Krle. The Kičevo-Poreče dialect has a significantly lower number of Serbian and Turkish loan words .

Phonological characteristics

*change of the nasal vowel õ with o;
*change of the vocalic L and vocalic R;
*use of the consonant groups шт/ št and жд/ ždč
*lose of the inter vocalic V: глава / glava > глаа / glaa (head).

Morphological characteristics

*use of the dative case for personal names: му рече Стојану / mu reče Stojanu (he told to Stojan);
*use of the diminutive: дете / dete > детуле / detule (kid);
*use of the suffix -t for third person singular: тој зборува / toj zboruva > тој зборуват / toj zboruvat ( he talks);
*use of the preposition V and VO (in).
*losing of the suffix -m for first person singular: јас зборувам / jas zboruvam > јас зборува / jas zboruva (I talk)

Examples of the dialect

*"Omarno žeško sonce" is a song that is written on Kičevo-Poreče dialect.

:Omarno žeško sonce greit:i nikoj na zemjata ne smeit:oči da otvorit, ura, ura.:I nikoj na zemjata ne smeit:oči da otvorit, napred, napred.

:Ja narod crneit, tamu na bregot:i noḱta angel jasno vikaše::„O Bože, do koga i do Boga?:i noḱta angel jasno vikaše::„O Bože, do koga i do Boga?

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