The Kičevo-Poreče dialect ( mk, Кичевско-поречки дијалект, ''Kičevsko-porečki dijalekt'') is a member of the central subgroup of the western group of

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of Macedonian. The dialect is spoken in a vast area in

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and mainly in the cities Kičevo and

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. It is also native to the villages of the region

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, such as

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and those around Kičevo. Because of the migration of the population from

, the dialect is spoken in the region of

Polog Polog ( mk, Полог, Polog; sq, Pollog), also known as the Polog Valley ( mk, links=no, Полошка Котлина, Pološka Kotlina; sq, links=no, Lugina e Pollogut), is located in the north-western part of the Republic of North Maced ...

and in the capital

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. The Kičevo-Poreče dialect is closely related to the Prilep-Bitola dialect, Gostivar 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 small number of Serbian and Turkish

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than the Macedonian dialects.

Phonological characteristics

*change of the nasal vowel /õ/ with /ɔ/; *change of the vocal /lˌ/ and vocal /rˌ/; *use of the consonant groups шт (št) and жд (žd); *lose of the inter vocal /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); *linking of the prepositions or clitics with the verb: јас ќ’ода (jas ḱ'oda) instead of јас ќе одам (jas ḱe odam; I will go); *losing of the suffix "-m" for first person singular: јас зборувам (jas zboruvam) > ја зборува (ja zboruva; I talk); *use of "ja" instead "jas" (I); *use of "su" instead "sum" (am): јас сум (jas sum) > ја су (ja su; I am).

Examples of the dialect

*''Omarno žeško sonce'' is a song that is written on Kičevo-Poreče dialect. Омарно жешко сонце грејт и никој на земата не смејт очи да отворит, ура, ура. И никој на земјата не смејт очи да отворит, напред, напред. Ја народ црнејт, таму на брего и ноќта ангел јасно викаше: „О, Боже, до кога и до Бога?“ и ноќта ангел јасно викаше: „О, Боже, до кога и до Бога?“ Omarno žeško sonce grejt i nikoj na zemjata ne smejt oči da otvorit, ura, ura. I nikoj na zemjata ne smejt oči da otvorit, napred, napred. Ja narod crnejt, tamu na brego i noḱta angel jasno vikaše: „O Bože, do koga i do Boga?“ i noḱta angel jasno vikaše: „O Bože, do koga i do Boga?“ ;Poreče dialect A short story on Poreče dialect: ;Kičevo dialect A short story on Kičevo dialect:

Phonological characteristics

Morphological characteristics

Examples of the dialect

References

See also