Dupnitsa dialect

The Dupnitsa dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in the region of Dupnitsa in central western Bulgaria. It is transitional between the Samokov dialect to the east and the Blagoevgrad-Petrich dialect to the south.

Phonological and morphological characteristics

Before non-labial consonants - schwa (ə) in the southern subdialect and vocalic l in the northern subdialect: съза/слза vs. formal Bulgarian сълза
Before labial consonants - u: вуна vs. formal Bulgarian вълна (wool)

For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Southwestern dialects, cf. Southwestern Bulgarian dialects.

Sources

Стойков, Стойко: Българска диалектология, Акад. изд. "Проф. Марин Дринов", 2006 Стойков, Стойко: карти

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