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Dialect of Macedonian
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The Upper Prespa dialect (Macedonian: 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 surrounding areas. The Upper Prespa dialect is very similar to the Lower Prespa dialect and the Ohrid dialect.

Morphological characteristics

  • use of the suffix -ој instead of -ови in plurals
  • use of all three definite articles
Dialects of Macedonian
Western
Central
Western and
northwestern
Northern
Eastern
Western
Southeastern
Eastern
Southeastern
Also considered a dialect of Bulgarian. Considered to be a part of the transitional Torlak dialect and as a subdialect of Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian.
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