Niemodlin dialect


The Niemodlin dialect is a Silesian dialect, used in the parts of Niemodlin city, now in Poland. Linguists differ in the classification of this dialect, some consider it a dialect of Silesian, some of the Polish language. It slightly differs from standard Silesian by having a characteristic pronunciation called masuring, which means that the group of consonants č š ž are pronounced as the alveolars c s z dz. In Niemodlin Silesian phonology a nasalized vowel y may also occur.
It is closely related to the Prudnik dialect.

Example of the dialect