Lesser Poland dialect group

The Lesser Polish dialect group is a of <a href="/facts/Dialects_of_the_Polish_language/X5QqsTNw">dialect group</a> of the <a href="/facts/Polish_language/lzpvYDvV">Polish language</a> used in <a href="/facts/Lesser_Poland/gnbcdaVC">Lesser Poland</a>. The exact area is difficult to delineate due to the expansion of its features and the existence of transitional subdialects. 
The common traits of the Lesser Polish dialect include:

<ul><li><a href="/facts/Mazurzenie/jnlEV1HS">mazurzenie</a></li>
<li>regressive voicing of obstruents, including across word boundaries; e.g.: kot leci [kɔd ˈlɛt͡ɕi] (standard Polish: [kɔt ˈlɛt͡ɕi])</li>
<li>differentiated <a href="/facts/Nasalisation/XpzfohCT">nasalisation</a> (or lack thereof) of /ɔ̃/ and /ɛ̃/ in different parts of the area</li>
<li>merger of stop+fricative consonant clusters into <a href="/facts/Affricate_consonant/Fn2y7FIA">affricates</a>; e.g.: trzysta [ˈt͡ʂɨsta] (standard Polish: [ˈtʂɨsta] or [ˈt͡ʂʂɨsta])</li>
<li>frequent usage of initial syllable stress, also <a href="/facts/Oxytone/MQHrgBAg">oxytonic</a> stress in <a href="/facts/Vocative_case/xKY0N2tb">vocative case</a> (as opposed to <a href="/facts/Paroxytone/VqFKJNbc">paroxytonic</a> stress common in other varieties of Polish)</li>
<li>frequent usage of <a href="/facts/Grammatical_particle/Da0LIXEc">grammatical particle</a> "że" in <a href="/facts/Imperative_mood/E3zRtPgJ">imperative mood</a> ("weźże" vs. "weź" – take)</li></ul>

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Lesser Poland dialect group