Vestlandsk
Norwegian dialects of western Norway
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::summary Norwegian dialects of western Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vestlandsk |
| region | western Norway |
| speakers | ? |
| familycolor | Indo-European |
| fam2 | Germanic |
| fam3 | Northwest Germanic |
| fam4 | North Germanic |
| fam5 | West Scandinavian |
| fam6 | Norwegian |
| isoexception | dialect |
| glotto | vest1240 |
| glottorefname | Vestnorsk |
| :: |
|name=Vestlandsk |region=western Norway |speakers=? |familycolor=Indo-European |fam2=Germanic |fam3=Northwest Germanic |fam4=North Germanic |fam5=West Scandinavian |fam6=Norwegian |isoexception=dialect |glotto=vest1240 |glottorefname=Vestnorsk ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Norwegian_dialects.PNG" caption="West Norwegian}}"] ::
Vestlandsk or Vestlandske dialekter () is a collective term for the dialects that are spoken on the coast of western Norway in the area ranging from Romsdal in the north to Agder in the south. These dialects can furthermore be split into north-western dialects (Nordvestlandske dialekter), south-western dialects (Sørvestlandske dialekter, and southern dialects (Sørlandske dialekter).
- Nordvestlandske dialekter () have e-infinitive, and extends from the middle of Sogn og Fjordane to Romsdal. Of these, one can mention:
- Jølstramål – centering on the old Jølster Municipality
- Sunnmørsdialekt – collective term for dialects in Sunnmøre
- Romsdalsdialekt – dialect of Romsdal
- Sørvestlandske dialekter () have a-infinitive, and extends from the inner Sogn og Fjordane, through Hordaland and Rogaland and western part of Agder. Of these, one can mention:
- Bergensk, Haugesundsk, Stavangersk – these are city dialects (bymål). They have strong simplification, which is characteristic for all urban dialects (bydialekter), but originate from the dialects of the area with which they have much in common.
- Jærsk – dialect in Jæren
- Strilamål – dialect of Strilelandet, an area around Bergen
- Sunnhordlandsdialekt – dialect of Sunnhordland
- Sørlandske dialekter () have -voicing, guttural R and a-endings, and is spoken in the eastern part of Agder and part of Telemark.
References
Other sources
- Jahr, Ernst Håkon (1990) Den Store dialektboka (Oslo: Novus)
- Kristoffersen, Gjert (2000) The Phonology of Norwegian (Oxford University Press)
- Vanvik, Arne (1979) Norsk fonetikk (Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo)
References
- Hammarström, Harald. (2022-05-24). "Older Runic". [[Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]].
- {{Cite SNL. dialekter_i_Norge_-_inndeling. dialekter i Norge (inndeling). 2025-10-30. Venås. Kjell. 2023-03-29
- {{Cite SNL. dialekter_i_Bergen. dialekter i Bergen. 2025-10-30. Skjekkeland. Martin. 2024-11-26
- {{Cite SNL. dialekter_i_Rogaland. dialekter i Rogaland. 2025-10-30. Skjekkeland. Martin. 2024-11-26
- "walking tour bergen".
- {{Cite SNL. dialekter_på_Agder. dialekter på Agder. 2025-10-30. Skjekkeland. Martin. 2025-05-29
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