Western Greater Poland dialect
Polish dialect
The Western Greater Polish dialect (Polish: gwary zachodniowielkopolskie) belongs to the Greater Poland dialect group and is located in the western part of Poland. It borders the new mixed dialects to the west, the Northern Greater Polish dialect to the far northeast, the Central Greater Polish dialect to the east, and the Southern Greater Polish dialect to the far southeast.
Phonology
Typical of Greater Polish dialects, voicing of word-final consonants before vowels and liquids is present in all the region. Also typical of Greater Polish dialects, mazuration is not present, except in Wieleń, where the so-called “Wieleń Masurs” are, who have mazuration. In reality, they are not true Masurians, but are just called this due to their dialect.
Vowels
Common here, as to many other dialects of Greater Polish, is diphthongization of monophthongs, e.g. /ɔ/ > /wɛ/. There is a strong tendency here to add -j after final -y, as in much of Greater Poland. Often -ył, -ił shift to -uł. Final -ej frequently shift to i (after soft consonants)/y (after hard consonants): liepi (lepiej).
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