| Meldal Norwegian | |
|---|---|
| Region | Meldal Municipality |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
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.
Phonology
Vowels
- /i/ is retracted to [ɨ], a distinctive feature of the dialect.23
- 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
References
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2022-05-24). "Older Runic". Glottolog. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Archived from the original on 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- Dalen, Arnold; Hagland, Jan Ragnar; Hårstad, Stian; Rydving, Håkan; Stemshaug, Ola (2008). Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region. p. 42. ISBN 978-82-519-2330-9.
- Venås, Kjell, ed. (2024-11-25). "dialekter i Sør-Trøndelag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-01-27.