Skopska Crna Gora Dialect - Phonological Characteristics

Phonological Characteristics

  • use of A instead of E: трева / treva > трава / trava (grass), орев / orev > орав / orav (nut);
  • retained use of ъ Big Yer: лаже / laže > лъже / lăže (lie);
  • use of U instead of the Old Church Slavonic letter ON: пат / pat > пут / put (road), внук / vnuk > унук / unuk (nephew).

The phonological characteristics are nearer standard Serbian than Macedonian.

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