Reka dialect


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''