Vestandsk or Vestlandske dialekter (West Norwegian) 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 (North-Western dialects) have e-infinitive, and extends from the middle of Sogn og Fjordane to Romsdal. Of these, one can mention:
Jølstramål - centering on Jølster
Sunnmørsdialekt - collective term for dialects in Sunnmøre
Romsdalsdialekt - dialect of Romsdal
Sørvestlandske dialekter (South-western dialects) have a-infinitive, and extends from the inner Sogn og Fjordane, through Hordaland and Rogaland and parts of Vest-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
Sørlandske dialekter (Southern dialects) has soft consonants, guttural R and a-endings, and is spoken in the Agder and part of Telemark.
