Dupnitsa dialect
The Dupnitsa dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in the region of Dupnitsa in central western Bulgaria. It is transitional between the Samokov dialect to the east and the Blagoevgrad-Petrich dialect to the south.
Phonological and morphological characteristics
- щ/жд for Proto-Slavic / - леща, между. The future tense particle, however, is че: че че'темe vs. Standard Bulgarian ще четем
- Vowel a for Old Bulgarian ѫ : маж vs. formal Bulgarian мъж. Limited number of u reflexes of yus : мука vs. Standard Bulgarian мъка
- Vowel o for Old Bulgarian ъ in suffixes and prefixes and some roots and a in other roots: сос него vs. Standard Bulgarian със него, бочва vs. Standard Bulgarian бъчва but вашка vs. Standard Bulgarian въшка
- Vocalic r for Old Bulgarian ръ/рь instead of the combination ръ/ър in Standard Bulgarian - дрво instead of дърво.
- The reflex of Old Bulgarian лъ/ль is:
- Preserved consonant х in all positions, except the beginning of the word: чух, оди
- Verb ending -м in verbs of the first and second conjugation: чет'ем vs. formal Bulgarian чет'ъ
- Adverbial participle on -ейки/айки : играейки
- Dynamic stress