The Kriva Palanka dialect (Macedonian: Кривопаланечки дијалект, Krivopalanečki dijalekt) is a member of the eastern subgroup of the northern group of dialects of Macedonian. This dialect is mainly spoken in the city of Kriva Palanka and surrounding villages.
| Kriva Palanka | |
|---|---|
| Кривопаланечки дијалект Krivopalanečki dijalekt | |
| Native to | North Macedonia |
| Region | Kriva Palanka |
Native speakers | c. 20,000 (2002)[1] |
| Cyrillic (Macedonian alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | kriv1234 |
| IETF | mk-u-sd-mk702 |
 Location of the Kriva Palanka dialect among other Macedonian dialects | |
Phonological characteristics edit
- use of A instead of E: трева / treva > трава / trava;[clarification needed]
- use of the letter U instead of the letter A: рака / raka > рука / ruka (hand), пат / pat > пут / put (road);[clarification needed]
Morphological characteristics edit
- imperfective verbs are typically derived from perfective verbs by means of the suffix –ue (e.g. зборуе and текнуе)
- use of the preposition U (in).
Personal pronouns edit
Singular:
- Ја / ја (I)
- Ти / ti (you)
- Он / on (he)
- Она / ona (she)
- Оно / ono (it)
References edit
- ^ As the number of speakers is unknown, this figure the population of the Kriva Palanka municipality.