Sulkovian dialect

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The Sulkovian dialect (Silesian: sułkowski djalekt; {{langx|pl|dialekt sułkowski}}) is one of the Silesian dialects, extracted by Feliks Steuer in his work Dialekt sułkowski (1934).{{cite web |url=http://slunskoeka.pyrsk.com/gysichta.html#33. |title=¦LŁNSKO EKA - Ze gyšychty našyj godki |website=slunskoeka.pyrsk.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216074337/http://slunskoeka.pyrsk.com/gysichta.html |archive-date=2007-02-16}}{{Cite web |url=http://zso1.eu/?p=historia%2Fdyrektorzy#fs |title=Zso1.eu |access-date=2022-07-22 |archive-date=2011-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916173813/http://zso1.eu/?p=historia%2Fdyrektorzy#fs |url-status=dead }} It is a part of the Silesian-Lach border dialects; its name derives from Steuer's native village Sułków.

The works Ostatni gwojźdźaurz and Z naszej źymjy ślůnskej were written in this dialect.

The characteristic features of Sulkovian phonology are:

• the evolution of former long a into au, pronounced {{IPA|sla|aw|}};
• keeping of hard k and g in the combinations ky and gy, e.g. okynka (windows), pługy (ploughs);
• so-called "anticipation of softness" - adding the consonant j, e.g. kujźńa (smithy);
• the evolution of nasal vowel at the end of a word into am, e.g. cebulam (onion, the accusative case).http://www.slunskoeka.pyrsk.com/gawyndy.html#4. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523173646/http://slunskoeka.pyrsk.com/gawyndy.html#4 |date=2008-05-23 }}