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Administrative Region:

Petrič

Date Visited:

1993

Dialect Group:

Southwestern / Petrič

Description of the dialect group:

SOUTHWESTERN: Petrič

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Within the larger region of Southwestern Bulgarian dialects, the southernmost section is represented on this site by the Petrič group, with the three villages of Baskalci (B), Gorna Krušica (GK) and Skrŭt (S). Many authors, including those of the dialect map created at the Institute for Bulgarian Language (http://ibl.bas.bg//bulgarian_dialects/), do not distinguish the Petrič group from the Blagoevgrad dialect group. However, because these three villages are so far from Blagoevgrad, and because there is a precedent for labeling the Petrič group as separate (Stojkov 1993: 159 – though even he notes that it is “very similar” to the Blagoevgrad dialect), the Petrič dialect is viewed here as a separate group.

The list below summarizes the salient features of the Petrič dialect group. It is based on the speech of the three villages represented on the site, with examples taken from the texts presented on this site.

Abbreviations: the capital letter refers to the village, as noted above; the following number identifies the text from that village (e.g. GK1 = Gorna Krušica 1, S2 = Skrŭt 2, B1 = Baskalci 1), and the number after the colon identifies the line within the text where the cited form occurs.

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Phonology:

• The historical Slavic vowel “jat” usually appears as /e/ except after the consonant /c/ where it appears as /a/.

Examples: trèbva (B1: 14), namèsto (GK1: 22), nèkoj (GK1: 97), mlèku (B1: 77) // cadìlka (GK2: 24), càl (S2: 79)

Since this dialect is located near the major “jat isogloss” it is not surprising to find sporadic forms with /’a/ for “jat”.

Example: gol’àmi (S2: 108)

• The historical Slavic vowel “back nasal” appears as /a/.

Examples: rəzlàčvət (B1: 81), stàpa (GK2: 6), oràt (GK2: 21), poràčva (S1: 22), vàgle (S3: 78)

• The historical Slavic vowel “back jer” appears as /a/ or /o/ in root morphemes, and as /o/ in affixes and in the definite article.

Examples: làžeš (S1: 43), navònka (S1: 200); sòpneš (B1: 188), sobèremè (GK1: 7), kakòf (B2: 17), takòf (GK1: 83), pisòk (S1: 162) // balkàno (GK 3:50), lèbo (S1: 28)

• The historical Slavic vowel “front jer” appears as /e/.

Examples: tèmnoto (GK3: 23), ošèl (S1: 38)

• Early South Slavic syllabic /r/ appears as /rɤ/, and early South Slavic syllabic /l/ appears as /ɤ/.

Examples: trɤ̀sɤt (B1: 28), vrɤtìme (GK1: 22), krɤ̀pi (GK1: 38), brɤ̀kat (S2: 22), drɤ̀veni (S2: 32) // izmɤ̀zvə (B1: 67), vɤ̀nata (GK3: 37)

• The consonant /x/ is preserved word-finally; elsewhere it is lost.

Examples: nìx (B1: 215), ustrìgvəx (B1: 189), bèa (B1: 206), udarìx (GK1: 156), nìx (GK2: 31), odìh (S1: 53) // òdi (GK1: 148), lèbo (S1: 28), òro (S1: 89)

• The behavior of /x/ in past tense verbal endings before a consonant is different in the three villages. In Skrŭt it disappears or is replaced by /j/, in Baskalci and Gorna Krušica it disappears, causing lengthening of the preceding vowel before a consonant. It is sometimes preserved, however, more frequently in Gorna Krušica.

Examples: odìme (S2: 11), edèjme (S3: 13), pòstejme (S3: 28) // predòjva:me (B1: 61), vìka:me (GK 1: 20), kàzva:me (GK1: 29) // sčepkàxme (GK3: 35).

There appears to be a correlation between verbal tense and behavior of /x/: forms in which it is lost are those of the aorist, while those in which it is replaced by /j/ or lengthening are those of the imperfect. There is too little data to make a categorical claim, however.

• Palatal consonants may appear in word final position.

Examples: nìx’ (B1: 9), dèn’ (S2: 154), ògin’ (S3: 78)

• There may be anticipation of softness with the softness remaining on the consonant.

Example: tigàjn’ (S3: 22)

• Soft /t’/ is replaced by soft /k’/.

Examples: svàk’ata (GK1: 135), pàk’o (S3: 85)

• The sequence /vn/ is assimilated to /mn/.

Example: glamnìte (S2: 25)

• In Skrŭt, and sometimes in Baskalci, the consonant /j/ is lost when it occurs between two vowels.

Examples: bizàət (B1: 61), mòa (S2: 16), nèa (S2: 151), pèat (S2: 85)

Accent

• There is frequent occurrence of double accent, but in Gorna Krušica and Skrŭt only.

Examples: ùlicìte (GK1: 5), tàpanèto (S2: 32), svàbvitè le (GK1: 2) // stòluvetu (B1: 122), kòčoveto (B1: 298)

• The accent is retracted in many disyllabic feminine and neuter nouns.

Examples: òfce (GK2: 22), kòzi (GK2: 22), dèca (GK1: 44), òro (S1: 89), mèso (S2: 48), vèdrə (B1: 74)

• The accent is retracted from the theme vowel in many verbs from the 2nd conjugation.

Examples: lòvi (B1: 163), ròdi (GK2: 38), issùšime (GK: 25), gòdat (S2: 7), svàri (S3: 45)

• The accent is retracted to initial syllable in 1st person singular present tense forms.

Examples: pèča (GK2: 19), ìzvadàm (GK2: 21)

• The accent is retracted to the initial syllable in the imperative forms.

Examples: òdi (GK1: 148), dròbi (S3: 40)

•The accent advances to the theme vowel in aorist forms and L-participles, including in the presence of a syllabic prefix.

Examples: prəìli (B1: 8), odìl (S1: 7), pobegnàl (S1: 62), slagàli (GK1: 4)

Morphology

• The forms of personal pronouns are frequently different. Examples:

            1st singular nominative jàs (B1: 43, GK1: 86, S1: 18), àzeka (B1: 13)
  3rd singular nominative masculine òn (S1: 32)
  3rd singular nominative feminine onà (B1: 218, GK1: 137)
3rd singular nominative neuter onò (GK1: 137)
  1st plural nominative nìeka (GK1: 50)
  3rd plural nominative onì (GK 1:134)
  3rd plural accusative nìx (GK2: 31, S1: 77)
  3rd plural accusative short form i (B1: 179, S2:150)

• The accent in third person nominative pronouns is on the first syllable in Skrŭt and on the final syllable in Baskalci and Gorna Krušica.

Examples: onà (B1: 218, GK1: 137), onì (GK1: 132) // òna (S1: 12), òni (S1: 87)

• The plural of masculine nouns is /-e/ or /-je/.

Examples: mɤzničàre (B1: 71), kazàne (GK1: 12), peškìrje (GK1: 7), ribàre (S1: 65)

• The masculine singular definite article is /-o/.

Examples: korèmo (B1: 234), svèkaro (GK1: 85), ògino (S1: 25)

• The masculine plural article is /-to/.

Examples: stòluveto (B1: 122), stanovèto (GK1: 36), tapanàreto (S2: 42)

• The ending in 1st person singular present tense for verbs of 1st and 2d conjugation is /-a/ for all unprefixed verbs. For prefixed verbs it is also /-a/ in Skrŭt, but it is /-am/ in Gorna Krušica and Baskalci.

Examples: kàža (B1: 13, S1: 1), ìda (S1: 18), mèsa (GK2: 2), pèča (GK2: 19) // navàl’a (S1: 55) // òdnesàm (GK2: 25), zàdenàm, (GK2: 25), ostrìžem (B1: 190), otsèčem (B2: 15)

• Verbs of the 2nd conjugation have hard consonants preceding the endings of 1st singular and 3rd plural present tense forms.

Examples: mèrɤt (B1: 104), òženàm (GK2: 26), kànat (S2: 41)

• The ending in 1st person plural present tense for verbs of 1st and 2d conjugation is /-me/, though sometimes also /-m/.

Examples: sèeme (B1: 35), tkàeme (GK1: 5), sèdneme (GK1: 10), òdime (S1: 18) // dòim (S3: 14), izlèzem (S3: 20)

• The future particle is ke or ki.

Examples: ke ti dàət (B1: 77), ke fànete (GK1: 129), ki dòe (S1: 9)

• Passive participles are formed with the suffix /-n/.

Example: pudìgneno (B1: 148), sèjan (S3: 60)

• The present stem is used in aorist forms, L-participles, and passive participles in some verb classes.

Examples: pèrena (B1: 223), pokažàx (GK3: 10), mažàli (GK1: 97), zanìženi (S1: 37), kažàli (S1: 87)

• Intransitive verbs can be used as transitive.

Example: ki go zàspiš (S1: 20)

SPECIFIC FEATURES

• In Baskalci the sequence /str/ appears as /sr/

Examples: sràga (B1: 142), srìžeme (B1: 179)

• In Skrŭt there is a theme vowel generalization for 1st and 2nd conjugation verbs, to /-i-/ in 2nd singular forms and /-e-/ in 3rd singular forms.

Examples: srètniš (S1: 141) // gàle (S1: 38), pròste (S1: 93)

• In Gorna Krušica the morpheme /-še-/ is incorporated into all plural forms of the imperfect tense.

Example: zìmašèa (GK3: 32)

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