Ihtiman dialect
Encyclopedia
The Ihtiman dialect is a Bulgarian
dialect, member of the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects
, which is spoken in the regions of Ihtiman
, Kostenets
and Septemvri
in central western Bulgaria. It is transitional between the Botevgrad
and Samokov dialect
.
For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Southwestern dialects, cf. Southwestern 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 Southwestern Bulgarian dialects
Southwestern Bulgarian dialects
The Southwestern Bulgarian dialects are a group of Bulgarian dialects which are located west of the yat boundary and are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. The range of the Southwestern dialects on the territory of Bulgaria includes most of west central and southwestern Bulgaria...
, which is spoken in the regions of Ihtiman
Ihtiman
Ihtiman is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountains and lies in a valley 48 km from Sofia and 95 km from Plovdiv, close to Trakiya motorway....
, Kostenets
Kostenets
Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality . As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,201...
and Septemvri
Septemvri
Septemvri is a town in Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria, located at the western end of the Upper Thracian Lowland, away to the west from the city of Pazardzhik. It is the administrative centre of homonymous Septemvri Municipality...
in central western Bulgaria. It is transitional between the Botevgrad
Botevgrad dialect
The Botevgrad dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in the region of Botevgrad and Etropole in northwestern Bulgaria...
and Samokov dialect
Samokov dialect
The Samokov dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, member of the Southwestern Bulgarian dialects, which is spoken in the region of Samokov in central western Bulgaria...
.
Phonological and morphological characteristics
- Vowel a for Old Church Slavonic (yus), ь and ъ: маж vs. formal Bulgarian мъж (man), сан vs. formal Bulgarian сън (sleep). o for Old Church Slavonic ъ exists only in the preposition and prefix въз
- Schwa (ə) for Old Church Slavonic лъ/ль before non-labial consonants and u before labial consonants (as in the Samokov dialect): съза vs. formal Bulgarian сълза (tear), вуна vs. formal Bulgarian вълна (wool)
- Lack of soft consonants at the end of the word
- The masculine definite article is -a, as in the Pirdop dialectPirdop dialectThe Pirdop dialect is a Bulgarian dialect, which is part of the Balkan group of the Eastern Bulgarian dialects. Its range includes the towns of Pirdop, Zlatitsa and Koprivshtitsa, as well as several neighbouring villages...
: кра'ка (the leg) - Verb ending -a in verbs of the first and second conjugation: чет'а vs. formal Bulgarian чет'ъ (I read)
- Future tense particle is ше and ще (ще in all cases in Standard Bulgarian)
- Personal pronouns for 3rd person той, , то, те as in Standard Bulgarian
For other phonological and morphological characteristics typical for all Southwestern dialects, cf. Southwestern Bulgarian dialects
Southwestern Bulgarian dialects
The Southwestern Bulgarian dialects are a group of Bulgarian dialects which are located west of the yat boundary and are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects. The range of the Southwestern dialects on the territory of Bulgaria includes most of west central and southwestern Bulgaria...
.