The Oltenian dialect (Romanian: subdialectul/graiul oltenescCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text) is a dialect of the Romanian language spoken in the region of Oltenia, in Romania. Regionalisms from Oltenia include cloțăCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text (găinăCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text in standard Romanian, "chicken"), oichiCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text (ochiCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text, "eye") and a străfigaCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text (a strănutaCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text, "to sneeze").^[1] A well-known particularity of the Oltenian dialect is the widespread usage of the simple perfect (perfectul simpluCategory:Articles containing Romanian-language text) verb form for both past and present actions.^[2] Oltenian is also spoken in the Timok Valley by the Timok Vlachs of Serbia and Bulgaria. Other than Oltenian, they also speak the Banat dialect.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from June 2024^{[citation needed]}

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