Vratsa dialect


The Vratsa dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Bulgarian dialects">Bulgarian language">Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in the region of Vratsa in northwestern Bulgaria. The Vratsa dialect borders on the transitional Belogradchik dialect to the west, the Northwestern Byala Slatina-Pleven dialect to the north and east, the Botevgrad dialect to the southeast and the Sofia dialect to the south.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

  • Vowel a for Old Church Slavonic ѫ, ь and ъ: маж vs. formal Bulgarian мъж, сан vs. formal Bulgarian сън
  • Plural dative personal pronoun мг҄и vs. formal Bulgarian им ": дайте мг҄и
For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Southwestern dialects, cf. Southwestern Bulgarian dialects.