Reka dialect
# Reka dialect

The Reka dialect (Macedonian: Рекански дијалект, Rekanski dijalekt) is a member of the west and north-west subgroup of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is mainly spoken on the territory of the region Reka in the north-western part of North Macedonia. The Reka dialect is very close with the Galičnik and the Debar dialects. This dialect contains a lot of archaic words.

## Phonological characteristics

* High frequency of the consonant f (ф)
* Low frequency of the consonant dž (џ), replacing it with ž (ж) or žd (жд)
* Use of o instead of a

## Morphological characteristics

* The end of the verbs from the a group are frequently pronounced as verbs from the e group (играат > играет)
* Use of the three articles
* Use of the suffix -т for the third person singular
* Use of the preposition во/в
