Meldal dialect

Meldal dialect or Meldal Norwegian is a dialect of Norwegian used in Meldal. It is a variety of Trøndersk.

Meldal dialect
RegionMeldal
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

Phonology

Vowels

  • /iː/ is realized in a very original manner. It is a syllabic, palatalized frictionless dental approximant [ð̩ʲ˕ː]. This is realization is also found in some dialects of Swedish.[1][2]
  • Old Norse diphthongs ei and øy are realized as long monophthongs [] and [øː]. This is the case in a large part of Sør-Trøndelag in general.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • Vanvik, Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6


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