Strumica dialect explained

The Strumica (Macedonian: Струмички дијалект, Strumicki dijalekt) is a dialect of Macedonian. It is member of the center subgroup of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is mainly spoken in the southeastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Strumica and in the surrounding areas. It has maintained vestiges of the Maleševo-Pirin dialect in certain terms of male kinship.^[1] The Strumica dialect has a small amount of differential object marking in the vernacular of some speakers who mark topical animate objects, compared to the Debar dialect, where the marking is common in the Macedonian Muslim population.^[2] The main characteristic is continuing the vowel.

Characteristics

• Continuing the vowel (каде ќе одиш > дек ќе оош)
• Dropping the vowel (полна > п'лна)
• Use of the preposition у (во градот > у градо)

Personal Pronouns

Singular

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

Plural

• Нии (We)
• Вии (You)
• Они (Тии) (They)

Notes and References

1. Book: Joseph . Brian D. . Macedonian Studies: Papers from the Fifth International Macedonian-North American Conference on Macedonian Studies, 1-4 May 2003 at the Ohio State University . Johnson . Mary Allen . 2004 . Ohio State University, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures . 243 . en.
2. E . Buzarovska . 2017 . The contemporary use of dom in south-western Macedonian dialects . Rhema. Рема . 3 . 65–87 . 2500-2953.