The Niemodlin dialect (,
Silesian: ''niymodlińskie gwar, niymodliński dialekt'', pronunciation: ) is a
Silesia
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n dialect, used in the parts of the city of
Niemodlin
Niemodlin (; ) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,315 inhabitants (2019).
History
The community was first mentioned as ''Nemodlin'' in a 1224 deed and received town privileges in 1283. The German place-name ''Falkenberg ...
,
Poland
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. It slightly differs from standard Silesian by having a characteristic pronunciation called ''
mazuration'' (mazurzenie), which means that the consonants ''cz sz ż dż'' are pronounced as the alveolars ''c s z dz'' (
IPA: , , , and , respectively). In Niemodlin Silesian
phonology
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a nasalized vowel y () may also occur.
It is closely related to the
Prudnik dialect.
Example of the dialect
References
Polish dialects
Silesian language
City colloquials
Opole County
Culture of Opole Voivodeship
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