Compare two dialects of Macedonian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Western Macedonian · Ohridsko-prespanski
The Western Macedonian dialect group around Lake Ohrid and Prespa. Provided much of the structural basis for the modern literary standard, especially in stress placement and verb morphology.
Makedonski
The Skopje-based standard of Macedonian, codified after the Second World War. Closely related to Bulgarian; written in Cyrillic with several letters unique to Macedonian.
Read the full picture of Macedonian and the dialects within it.