Belogradchik dialect
Encyclopedia
The Belogradchik dialect is a Bulgarian
dialect, member of the Transitional dialects
, which is spoken on the westernmost northern slopes of the Balkan mountains
in northwestern Bulgaria. It borders on the Northwestern
Byala Slatina-Pleven
and Vidin-Lom dialect
and north, the Sofia dialect
to the southeast and the Serbian Torlak dialect to the southwest.
For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Transitional dialects, cf. Transitional Bulgarian dialects
.
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
dialect, member of the Transitional dialects
Transitional Bulgarian dialects
The Transitional Bulgarian dialects are a group of Bulgarian dialects, which are located west of the yat boundary and are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. On Bulgarian territory, the Transitional dialects occupy a narrow strip of land along the Bulgarian border with Serbia, including the...
, which is spoken on the westernmost northern slopes of the Balkan mountains
Balkan Mountains
The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...
in northwestern Bulgaria. It borders on the Northwestern
Northwestern Bulgarian dialects
The Northwestern Bulgarian dialects are two closely related dialects of the Bulgarian language, which are located west of the yat boundary and thus are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. The range of the dialects includes most of northwestern Bulgaria, to the west of the line between Nikopol,...
Byala Slatina-Pleven
Byala Slatina-Pleven dialect
The Byala Slatina-Pleven dialect is a Bulgarian dialect spoken in the regions of Pleven, Byala Slatina and Kula in northwestern Bulgaria. The dialect is part of the Northwestern Bulgarian dialects...
and Vidin-Lom dialect
Vidin-Lom dialect
The Vidin-Lom dialect is a Bulgarian dialect spoken in the regions of Vidin and Lom and partially in the regions of Berkovitsa and Montana in northwestern Bulgaria. The dialect is part of the Northwestern Bulgarian dialects...
and north, the Sofia dialect
Sofia dialect
The Sofia dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in western part of the Sofia valley in central western Bulgaria...
to the southeast and the Serbian Torlak dialect to the southwest.
Phonological and morphological characteristics
- Vocalic r and l for Old Church Slavonic ръ/рь and лъ/ль instead of the combinations ръ/ър (rə~ər) and лъ/ъл (lə~əl) in Standard Bulgarian (as in the Northwestern dialectsNorthwestern Bulgarian dialectsThe Northwestern Bulgarian dialects are two closely related dialects of the Bulgarian language, which are located west of the yat boundary and thus are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. The range of the dialects includes most of northwestern Bulgaria, to the west of the line between Nikopol,...
): дрво, слза instead of дърво, сълза (tree, tear) - Definite articles -ът, -та, -то, -те as in Standard Bulgarian
- The pronoun for 3rd person, sing. feminine agglomerative is , instead of я and the pronoun for 3rd person plural dative is , instead of им
For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Transitional dialects, cf. Transitional Bulgarian dialects
Transitional Bulgarian dialects
The Transitional Bulgarian dialects are a group of Bulgarian dialects, which are located west of the yat boundary and are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. On Bulgarian territory, the Transitional dialects occupy a narrow strip of land along the Bulgarian border with Serbia, including the...
.