The Kriva Palanka dialect (, ''Krivopalanečki dijalekt'') is a member of the eastern subgroup of the northern group of

dialects A dialect is a variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standardized varieties as well as vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardized varieties, such as those used in developing countries or iso ...

of Macedonian. This dialect is mainly spoken in the city of Kriva Palanka and surrounding villages.

Phonological characteristics

*use of A instead of E: трева / treva > трава / trava; *use of the letter U instead of the letter A: рака / raka > рука / ruka (hand), пат / pat > пут / put (road);

Morphological characteristics

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verbs are typically derived from

perfective The perfective aspect (abbreviated ), sometimes called the aoristic aspect, is a grammatical aspect that describes an action viewed as a simple whole, i.e., a unit without interior composition. The perfective aspect is distinguished from the imp ...

verbs by means of the suffix –ue (e.g. зборуе and текнуе) *use of the preposition U (in).

Personal pronouns

Singular: *Ја / ја (I) *Ти / ti (you) *Он / on (he) *Она / ona (she) *Оно / ono (it)

References

{{Macedonian dialects Dialects of the Macedonian language Kriva Palanka Municipality Kriva Palanka