Map of the
Romanian dialects, with Oltenian (oltenesc) on the southwest
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.[3]
Map of the
Romanian dialects, with Oltenian (oltenesc) on the southwest
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.[3]
