The Upper Prespa dialect () is a member of the western subgroup of the western 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. The dialect is spoken in the town of
Resen and surrounding areas. The Upper Prespa dialect is very similar to the
Lower Prespa dialect and the
Ohrid dialect.
Morphological characteristics
*use of the suffix ''-ој'' instead of ''-ови'' in plurals
*use of all three definite articles
{{Macedonian dialects
Dialects of the Macedonian language
Resen Municipality