title: Reka dialect
text: # 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
  