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Sognamål dialect

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Sognamål dialect

Sognamål (literally "Sogn language") is a Western Norwegian dialect which is spoken in the area of Sogn. One of the most prominent features of Sognamål is the pronunciation [aʊ] instead of [ɔː] in many words, i.e. exactly how the letter "á" is pronounced in modern Icelandic. The folk/black metal band Windir from Sogndal used the Sognamål dialect in their lyrics.

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Consonants

  • /m, p, b/ are bilabial, whereas /f, v/ are labiodental.
  • /p, b, t, d, k, ɡ/ are plosives, whereas /c͡ç, ɟ͡ʝ/ are affricates.
  • /r/ varies between a tap [ɾ] and a trill [r].

    • Vowels

    One of the most peculiar features of the Sognamål vowel system is that it features neither close back vowels, nor diphthongs that end in that area.

  • /eː/ is close-mid front [eː]. Its short counterpart is the open-mid front [ɛ].
  • /ʊ, ʊː/ are close-mid slightly advanced back [o̟, o̟ː].
  • The long /øː/ is open-mid near-front [œ̠ː], whereas the short /ø/ varies between open-mid near-front [œ̠] and near-close near-front [ʉ̞˖].
  • /ɔ, ɔː/ are open-mid slightly advanced back [ɔ̟, ɔ̟ː].
  • /a, aː/ are central [ä, äː].
  • /iʉ, iʉː/ are phonetically [iʉ̟, iʉ̟ː].
  • /ei, eiː/ are phonetically [ei, eiː].
  • /eʉ, eʉː/ are phonetically [eʉ̟, eʉ̟ː].
  • /øy, øyː/ are phonetically [œÿ, œÿː].
  • /ɔi, ɔiː/ are phonetically [ɔ̟i, ɔ̟iː].
  • /oʊ, oʊː/ are phonetically [ɔo, ɔoː].
  • /ai, aiː/ are phonetically [äi, äiː].
  • /aʊ, aʊː/ are phonetically [äo̟, äo̟ː].

    • References

    Sognamål dialect Wikipedia
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