Oltenian dialect
The Oltenian dialect is a dialect of the Romanian language spoken in the region of Oltenia, in Romania. Regionalisms from Oltenia include cloță, oichi and a străfiga. A well-known particularity of the Oltenian dialect is the widespread usage of the simple perfect verb form for both past and present actions. Oltenian is also spoken in the Timok Valley by the Timok Vlachs of Serbia and Bulgaria. Other than Oltenian, they also speak the Banat [Romanian dialect|Banat dialect].