Thracian Dialect - Phonological and Morphological Characteristics

Phonological and Morphological Characteristics

  • Lack of consonants дж /dʒ/ and дз /dz/ /ʒ/ and /z/ are pronounced instead: жам vs. джам ('windowpane')
  • Disappearance of /t/ from the consonant group /str/: сесра vs. formal Bulgarian сестра ('sister')
  • Personal pronouns нега vs. formal Bulgarian него ('him') and хми vs. formal Bulgarian им
  • Future tense particles жъ, шъ, зъ in the northern subdialect and ке in the southern subdialect vs. formal Bulgarian ще

For other phonological and morphological characteristics that are typical for all Rup dialects, see Rup dialects.

Read more about this topic:  Thracian Dialect