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Białystock dialect (gwara białostocka) – sub-dialect of the Polish language characteristic of the inhabitants of Białystok and the Podlaskie Voivodeship and is similar in structure to the Wilno dialect (gwara wileńska). It was created as a result of the interaction of several language patterns: Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, to a lesser extent also Russian, Ukrainian and Yiddish.

Phonology
Polish has six oral and two nasal vowels. The Polish consonant system shows more complexity: its characteristic features include the series of affricates and palatal consonants that resulted from four Proto-Slavic palatalizations and two further palatalizations which took place in Polish and Belarusian. The stress falls generally on the penultimate (second to last) syllable.

Alveolo-palatal consonant, takie jak "ś, ć, dź, ź" wymawiane są jak dźwięki obcego pochodzenia (tak jak w wyrazach sinus, sizal, Zanzibar, cis). Articulation of consonants is prepalatalna środkowojęzykowych, directed more towards the front Artykulacja spółgłosek środkowojęzykowych jest prepalatalna, skierowana bardziej ku przodowi (efekt – otrzymujemy spółgłoskę półmiękką).

Orthography
The Polish alphabet derives from the Latin alphabet but uses diacritics, such as kreska (graphically similar to the acute accent), kropka (superior dot) and ogonek ("little tail"). The basic sounds of the Białystock dialect are those of the Polish language, with several notable differences. See Polish language for comparison.

The most important differences between the literary Polish language and the Białystock dialect are the following:

Popular culture references

 * The asteroid 19981 Bialystock was named in the city's honor on 1 June 2007.
 * The Białystok howardite meteorite fell near the city on 5 October 1827.
 * The bialy, a bagel-like roll, derives its name from the city.
 * The protagonist of Mel Brooks' film and musical The Producers is named Max Bialystock.
 * A large part of the narrative of David Zagier's early memoirs, Botchki : when doomsday was still tomorrow centers on Białystok.

External references

 * słowniczek gwary białostockiej at Polish Wiktionary
 * Białystok