Greater Poland dialect (Polish: dialekt wielkopolski) is a dialect of Polish language used in the Greater Poland. It is used in the area, on the south from the cities of Koło, Kalisz, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Rawicz, and Babimost, from the west from Międzychód and Krzyż Wielkopolski, and along the line of the rivers of Noteć and Warta.[1][2]

Greater Poland dialect
dialekt wielkopolski
Native to	Poland
Region	Greater Poland Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship
Language family	Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic West Slavic Lechitic Polish Greater Poland dialect
Writing system	Latin (Polish alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None
Map of the dialects of Polish, including the Greater Poland dialect marked in blue.

Subgroups

There are 4 major subgroups of the dialect:[1][2]

• Central Greater Poland,
• Southern Greater Poland,
• Western Greater Poland,
• Northern Greater Poland.

Citations

References

Bibliography

• Stanisław Dubisz, Halina Karaś, Nijola Kolis: Dialekty i gwary polskie. 1st eddition. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, 1995. ISBN 83-2140989-X.