The Northern Macedonian dialects are one of three groups of
Macedonian. The group is located in the northern and northeastern areas of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
, surrounding the cities and towns of
Tetovo
Tetovo (, ; , sq-definite, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena (river), Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, wit ...
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Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
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Kumanovo
Kumanovo ( ; , sq-definite, Kumanova; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is the second-largest city in North Macedonia after the capital Skopje and the seat of Kumanovo Municipality, the List of municipalities in the Republic ...
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Kratovo,
Kriva Palanka, and
Sveti Nikole. The group of Northern Macedonian dialects is divided into two subgroups: the western group and the eastern group.
Dialects
Western group
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Tetovo dialect (Lower Polog dialect)
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Skopska Crna Gora dialect
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Gora dialect
Eastern group
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Kumanovo dialect
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Kratovo dialect
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Kriva Palanka dialect
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Ovče Pole dialect
{{Macedonian dialects
Dialects of the Macedonian language