 Southwestern Bulgarian dialects

The Southwestern Bulgarian dialects are a group of Bulgarian dialects which are located west of the yat boundary and are part of the Western Bulgarian dialects.The range of the Southwestern dialects on the territory of Bulgaria includes most of west central and southwestern Bulgaria.The Southwestern dialects border on the Northwestern dialects to the north, the Transitional dialects to the northwest and the Balkan dialects and the Rup dialects to the northeast and southeast, respectively.