Strumica dialect

The Štip-Strumica dialect on the map of the Macedonian dialects

	The Royal Bride Excerpt from a folk tale told by a woman from Bansko, Strumica region. The tale shares many similarities with Cinderella by Brothers Grimm.
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Тhe Strumica (Macedonian: Струмички дијалект, Strumicki dijalekt) is a dialect of the Macedonian language. It is member of the center subgroup of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Strumica and in the surrounding areas. The main characteristic is continuing the vowel.

Characteristics

Continuing the vowel (каде ќе одиш > дек ќе оош)
Dropping the vowel (полна > п'лна)
Use of the preposition у (во градот > у градо)

Personal Pronouns

Singular

Јас (I)
Ти (You)
Он (He)
Она (She)
Оно (It)

Plural

Нии (We)
Вии (You)
Они (Тии) (They)

Notes

Dialects of Macedonian

Western

Central	Prilep-Bitola Kičevo-Poreče Skopje-Veles

Western and northwestern	Upper Polog Debar Drimkol-Golo Brdo Galičnik Reka Vevčani-Radožda Struga Ohrid Upper Prespa Lower Prespa

Northern

Eastern	Kumanovo² Kratovo² Kriva Palanka² Ovče Pole

Western	Skopska Crna Gora Lower Polog Gora²

Southeastern

Eastern	Štip - Kočani Strumica Tikveš-Mariovo Maleševo-Pirin¹

Southeastern	Solun-Voden¹ Ser-Drama-Lagadin-Nevrokop¹ Nestram-Kostenar Kostur Korča

¹ Also considered a dialect of Bulgarian. ² Considered to be a part of the transitional Torlak dialect and as a subdialect of Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian.

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