Štip-Kočani dialect
The Štip-Kočani is a dialect of Macedonian. It is a member of the eastern group of the [Dialects of the Macedonian language|Macedonian language|Macedonian dialects]. This dialect is spoken in the central eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Štip, Probištip, Kočani, Vinica, Radoviš and in the surrounding areas.
Characteristics
the word "tomatoes"
| Eastern speech | Standard Macedonian | English |
| patlidžan | domat | tomatoes |
use of the word "stairs"
| Eastern speech | Standard Macedonian | English |
| merdeveni/stepenici | skali | stairs |
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