The Štip-Kočani ( mk, Штипско - Кочански дијалект, ''Štipsko - Kočanski dijalekt'') is a dialect of
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
. It is a member of the eastern group of the
Macedonian dialects
The dialects of Macedonian comprise the Slavic languages, Slavic dialects spoken in the Republic of North Macedonia as well as some variety (linguistics), varieties spoken in the wider geographic region of Macedonia (region), Macedonia. They are pa ...
. This dialect is spoken in the central eastern part of
Macedonia
Macedonia most commonly refers to:
* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...
, respectively in
Štip
Štip ( mk, Штип ) is the largest urban agglomeration in the eastern part of North Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities.
As of the 2002 census, the city ...
,
Probištip
Probištip ( mk, Пробиштип ) is a town in North Macedonia, and seat of Probištip Municipality. The town has a population of 10,826.
Features
Probištip is located in the southwest corner of the Osogovo Mountains, in northeastern North ...
,
Kočani,
Vinica,
Radoviš
Radoviš ( mk, Радовиш ) is a city in the southeastern part of North Macedonia. It is the second largest city in the southeastern region. The city is the seat of Radoviš Municipality, which is spread on the bottom of Plačkovica Mountai ...
and in the surrounding areas. The main characteristic is continuing the vowel.
Characteristics
*Continuing the vowel (''каде ќе одиш'' > ''дека ќе одеш'')
*Dropping the vowel (''полна'' > пуна)
*Use of the preposition ''у'' (''во град'' > ''у градо'')
* ''Use of the word ''"speak"''
* ''the word "tomatoes"''
* ''use of the word "stairs"''
Personal Pronouns
Singular
*''Ја'' (I)
*''Ти'' (You)
*''Он'' (He)
*''Она'' (She)
*''Оноа (Оно)'' (It)
Plural
*''Ние'' (We)
*''Вие'' (You)
*''Они (Тиа)'' (They)
Notes
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Dialects of the Macedonian language
Štip Municipality
Probištip Municipality
Kočani Municipality
Vinica Municipality, Macedonia
Radoviš Municipality