The Niemodlin dialect (, Silesian: ''niymodlińskie gwar, niymodliński dialekt'', pronunciation: ) is a

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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 ...

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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

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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 {{Poland-stub