Dialect comparison

Trøndersk vs Western Norwegian

Compare two dialects of Norwegian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Trøndersk

Trøndelag Norwegian

The Norwegian of Trøndelag in central Norway, around Trondheim. Distinct from both eastern and western varieties in vowel realisation and intonation.

Approximate centre
63.43°, 10.39°
Western Norwegian

Bergen Norwegian · Vestlandsk

The Norwegian of the western fjords, centred on Bergen. The basis of much of Nynorsk, the second written Norwegian standard built from rural dialects rather than Dano-Norwegian.

Approximate centre
60.39°, 5.32°

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