Reka dialect
Image:Macedonian [Slavic dialects.png|right|thumb|300px|The Reka dialect (brown) on the map of Macedonian dialects.]
The Reka dialect is a member of the west and north-west subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is mainly spoken on the territory of the region Reka in the north-western part of North Macedonia. The Reka dialect is very close with the Galičnik and the Debar dialects. This dialect contains a lot of archaic words.
Phonological characteristics
- High frequency of the consonant f
- Low frequency of the consonant dž, replaced with ž or žd
- Use of o instead of ''a''
Morphological characteristics
- The end of the verbs from the a group are frequently pronounced as verbs from the e group
- Use of the three articles
- Use of the suffix -т for the third person singular
- Use of the preposition ''во/в''