The Zemplin dialect occurs in the southern and central areas of eastern Slovakia, it is a transitional form between the Slavic language, the Sharški dialects and the Ruthenian language. It is - like other Eastern Slovak - the closest to the Polish language. There are dialects: zemplinski, uzlski, sotacki, ruthenian-ukrainian.

Local dialects still live in Zemplín, although under the influence of modern times a large number of words from the dialect are gradually disappearing. The Zemplin dialect is spoken on both sides of the Ondava River between Stropkow, Wierchy Slanskie and the Laborec River, in the former Zemplínska County in the present Trebiszow, Wranow, Michałowce districts, in the southern part of the Stropków poviat, in the western part of the Humenné poviat and in the eastern part of the Giraltovce poviat. The Uzbek dialect is spoken in the lower reaches of the Uh River between Wyhorlat, the Laborec River and the state border with the Sobrance, Michałowce and Trebiszow poviats. The Sotak dialect is spoken in the area of the confluence of the Cirocha and Laborec rivers between the Low Beskids, Wyhorlat and the Olka river in the counties of Medzilaborce, Humenné and Snina. The Ruthenian-Ukrainian dialect goes beyond the borders of Zemplín and even Slovakia. It is spoken by the inhabitants of the north-eastern part of the Carpathian Mountains on the border of Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary and Romania.

Zemplin dialect

“The dialect in Wranowo nad Topla, as well as in the nearest neighboring villages, is an organic part of the Zemplin dialects, which differ in places, but in fact form a coherent whole. In the dialectological literature, this dialect is also referred to as the Upper Zemplín dialect. "

Gazdovaňe we are going good, until nam šicke ľudze zavidza (We have so much happiness that all people envy us).