Greater Poland dialect

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Greater Poland dialect
dialekt wielkopolski
Native toPoland
RegionGreater Poland Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Latin (Polish alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
Map of the dialects of Polish, including the Greater Poland dialect marked in blue.

Greater Poland dialect (Polish: dialekt wielkopolski) is a dialect of Polish language used in the Greater Poland. It is used in the area, on the south from the cities of Koło, Kalisz, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Rawicz, and Babimost, from the west from Międzychód and Krzyż Wielkopolski, and along the line of the rivers of Noteć and Warta.[1][2]

Subgroups[edit]

There are 4 major subgroups of the dialect:[1][2]

  • Central Greater Poland,
  • Southern Greater Poland,
  • Western Greater Poland,
  • Northern Greater Poland.

Citations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Stanisław Dubisz, Halina Karaś, Nijola Kolis: Dialekty i gwary polskie.
  2. ^ a b "Dialekt wielkopolski". artur.czesak.webpark.pl (in Polish).

Bibliography[edit]

  • Stanisław Dubisz, Halina Karaś, Nijola Kolis: Dialekty i gwary polskie. 1st edition. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, 1995. ISBN 83-2140989-X.