Numedal dialect
E476725
The Numedal dialect is a traditional Norwegian dialect spoken in the Numedal valley, known for preserving many archaic features of Old Norse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Numedal dialect canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic language variety
ⓘ
Norwegian dialect ⓘ Scandinavian dialect ⓘ |
| basedOn | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | municipalities in Numedal valley ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Old Norwegian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old West Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conservative consonant clusters
ⓘ
distinct pitch accent ⓘ retention of Old Norse diphthongs ⓘ rural lexical archaisms ⓘ variation in definite suffixes compared to Standard Norwegian ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative phonology
ⓘ
preservation of archaic Old Norse features ⓘ traditional rural speech ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
North Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian language ⓘ |
| region | Numedal valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith |
Hallingdal dialect
ⓘ
Telemark dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ Valdres dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Norwegian speakers ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numedal NERFINISHED ⓘ Viken county NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | non-standard dialect ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Eastern Norwegian dialects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Norwegian dialectology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
comparative Scandinavian linguistics ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Bokmål
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nynorsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | inhabitants of Numedal ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.