Motolian dialect

Motolian (Мотольска, Motołska)[1][2] is an important West Polesian dialect spoken in Belarus. Motol and Tyshkavichy are settlements, inhabited by the main language speakers.[3] There are approximately 15,000 daily speakers of Motolian. One of its most well-known speakers is Alyaksandr Valadzko.[4]

Motolian
Native speakers
15,000
Motolian Alphabet (Cyrillic script)
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Vocabulary

The Motolian dialect originates from Ukrainian, Polish, Belarusian and Russian languages. The dialect has, however, vocabulary specific to it.

MotolianEnglish
Ольхэ (Ołche)Nail
Пэрган (Perhan)Fence
Волода (Vołoda)Language
MotolianEnglish
Добры ранок (Dobry ranok)Good morning
Прывет (Pryvet)Hello
Здрасьте (Zdras'te)Hello
Добры дэнь (Dobry den')Good afternoon
Добры вэчур (Dobry veczur)Good evening

See also

References

  1. "Мотольский говор, беляши и автостопщики. Пять причин исследовать Беларусь на авто, а не на поезде - KYKY.ORG". kyky.org. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "Один день в Мотоле. Видео с полешуками - Блог Аси Поплавской". paplauskaja.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz (2012). Intermarium: The Land Between the Black and Baltic Seas. Vasily Ptashits (Василий Пташиц) and the Polesian nationalism. Transaction Publishers. p. 493. ISBN 1412847745. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. «Оп — и я на «Сантьяго Бернабеу»! «Добра», «добрэ», «шо ты хочыш» — вот так я говорил :). На хохляцкий манер.


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