Oltenian dialect
Appearance
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The Oltenian dialect (Romanian: subdialectul/graiul oltenesc) is a dialect of the Romanian language spoken in the region of Oltenia, in Romania. Regionalisms from Oltenia include cloță (găină in standard Romanian, "chicken"), oichi (ochi, "eye") and a străfiga (a strănuta, "to sneeze").[1] A well-known particularity of the Oltenian dialect is the widespread usage of the simple perfect (perfectul simplu) verb form for both past and present actions.[2] Oltenian is also spoken in the Timok Valley by the Timok Vlachs of Serbia and Bulgaria. Other than Oltenian, they also speak the Banat dialect.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Manea, Mugurel (27 March 2015). "Auzii de asta - de ce sunt oltenii "o țâră chichiricioși"? 20 de cuvinte oltenești pe care niciun alt român nu le înțelege". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ Lupescu, Anca (21 February 2024). "De ce vorbesc oltenii la perfectul simplu. De unde vin formele "făcui" și "văzui"". Playtech.ro (in Romanian).