Štip-Kočani dialect

The Štip-Kočani dialect on the map of the Macedonian dialects

The Štip-Kočani (Macedonian: Штипско - Кочански дијалект, Štipsko - Kočanski dijalekt) is a dialect of Macedonian. It is a member of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is spoken in the central eastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Štip, Probištip, Kočani, Vinica, Radoviš and in the surrounding areas.

Characteristics

• Use of the preposition у (во град > у градо)
• Use of the word "speak"

Eastern speech	Standard Macedonian	English
Zboram	Zboruvam/Govoram	speak

• the word "tomatoes"

Eastern speech	Standard Macedonian	English
patlidžan	domat	tomatoes

• use of the word "stairs"

Eastern speech	Standard Macedonian	English
merdeveni/stepenici	skali	stairs

Personal Pronouns

Singular

• Ја (I)
• Ти (You)
• Он (He)
• Она (She)
• Оноа (Оно) (It)

Plural

• Ние (We)
• Вие (You)
• Они (Тиа) (They)