The Štip-Kočani (Macedonian: Штипско - Кочански дијалект, Štipsko - Kočanski dijalekt) is a dialect of Macedonian. It is a member of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is spoken in the central eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Štip, Probištip, Kočani, Vinica, Radoviš and in the surrounding areas.

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

Characteristics

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  • Use of the preposition у (во град > у градо)
  • Use of the word "speak"
Eastern speech Standard Macedonian English
Zboram Zboruvam/Govoram speak
  • the word "tomatoes"
Eastern speech Standard Macedonian English
patlidžan domat tomatoes
  • use of the word "stairs"
Eastern speech Standard Macedonian English
merdeveni/stepenici skali stairs

Personal Pronouns

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Singular

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  • Ја (I)
  • Ти (You)
  • Он (He)
  • Она (She)
  • Оноа (Оно) (It)

Plural

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  • Ние (We)
  • Вие (You)
  • Они (Тиа) (They)

Notes

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