Reka dialect
Appearance
The Reka dialect ([Рекански дијалект] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Rekanski dijalekt) is a member of the west and north-west subgroup of the western group of dialects of the Macedonian language. The dialect is mainly spoken on the territory of the region Reka in north-western Macedonia. The Reka dialect is very close with the Galičnik and the Debar dialects. This dialect contains a lot of archaic words.
Phonological characteristics
- Оften use of the consonant ф
- Lower usage of the consonant Џ (instead of it is used ж or жд)
- Use of o instead of a
Morphological characteristics
- The end of the verbs from a group are frequently pronounced as verbs from e group (играат > играет)
- Use of the three articles
- Use of the suffix -т for third person singular
- Use of the preposition во/в