The Western Macedonian dialects are one of three groups of
Macedonian. The group is located in the western and southwestern areas of
North Macedonia
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and smaller parts in
Mala Prespa
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and
Golo Brdo, in
Albania
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, and the
Florina regional unit, in
Greece
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. The group of Western Macedonian dialects is divided into two subgroups: the central group and the western and northwestern group.
Dialects
Central group
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Prilep-Bitola dialect
The Prilep-Bitola dialect ( mk, Прилепско-битолски дијалект, ''Prilepsko-bitolski dijalekt'') is a member of the central subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. This dialect is spoken in much of the Pel ...
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Kičevo-Poreče dialect
The Kičevo-Poreče dialect ( mk, Кичевско-поречки дијалект, ''Kičevsko-porečki dijalekt'') is a member of the central subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is spoken in a vast area in Nort ...
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Skopje-Veles dialect
Western and northwestern group
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Upper Polog dialect
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Reka dialect
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Galičnik dialect
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Debar dialect
The Debar dialect ( mk, Дебарски дијалект, ''Debarski dijalekt'') is a member of the subgroup of the western and north-western dialects of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is mainly spoken in the city of ...
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Drimkol-Golo Brdo dialect
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Vevčani-Radožda dialect
The Vevčani-Radožda dialect ( mk, Вевчанско-радошки дијалект, ''Vevčansko-radoški dijalekt'') is a member of the western and north western subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. Because of the old and ...
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Struga dialect
The Struga Dialect ( mk, Струшки дијалект, ''Struški dijalekt'') is a member of the western and north western subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is spoken in Struga, Pogradec, Pustec, and up to th ...
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Ohrid dialect
The Ohrid dialect ( mk, Охридски дијалект, ''Ohridski dijalekt'') is a member of the western and north western subgroup of the western group of dialects of the Macedonian language. The dialect is spoken in the region around the cit ...
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Upper Prespa dialect
The Upper Prespa dialect ( mk, Горнопреспански дијалект, Gornoprespanski dijalekt) is a member of the western subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is spoken in the town of Resen and surro ...
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Lower Prespa dialect
The Lower Prespa dialect ( mk, Долнoпреспански дијалект, ''Dolnoprespanski dijalekt''), is a member of the western subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. This dialect is mainly spoken on the Eastern shore o ...
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References
Dialects of the Macedonian language