Meldal dialect

Norwegian dialect of Meldal, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Meldal dialect or Meldal Norwegian is a dialect of Norwegian used in the area of the old Meldal Municipality (now part of Orkland Municipality). It is a variety of Trøndersk.

RegionMeldal Municipality
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Meldal Norwegian
RegionMeldal Municipality
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Phonology

Vowels

  • /i/ is retracted to [ɨ], a distinctive feature of the dialect.[2][3]
  • Old Norse diphthongs ⟨ei⟩ and ⟨øy⟩ are realized as long monophthongs [eː] and [øː]. This is the case in a large part of Sør-Trøndelag in general.[3]

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