Reka dialect

The Reka Dialect (brown color) on the map of Macedonian dialects.

The Reka dialect (Macedonian: Рекански дијалект, Rekanski dijalekt) is a member of the west and north-west subgroup of the western group of dialects of the Macedonian language. The dialect is mainly spoken on the territory of the region Reka in north-western Macedonia. The Reka dialect is very close with the Galičnik and the Debar dialects. This dialect contains a lot of archaic words.

Phonological characteristics

• High usage of the consonant /[f]/ (ф)
• Low usage of the consonant /dž/ (Џ) - replacing it with ž (ж) or žd (жд)
• Use of o instead of a

Morphological characteristics

• The end of the verbs from a group are frequently pronounced as verbs from e group (играат > играет)
• Use of the three articles
• Use of the suffix -т for third person singular
• Use of the preposition во/в