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/rn/ is usually realized as a prestopped nasal , while the allophone only occurs in words like baren () "the bar".
/rl/ also has a prestopped realization .
The phoneme which is commonly called thick L (written /ɽ/ in IPA), exists in words that had either ⟨l⟩ or ⟨rð⟩ in Old Norse. In Vang, /ɽ/ occurs only in the first case.
The consonant clusters ⟨sk⟩, ⟨skj⟩, and ⟨sj⟩ were not pronounced as [ʂ], only ⟨-rs-⟩ was. Sørbygdi in Flå pronounces ⟨sj⟩ as , while Gulsvik pronounces it as .
The consonant clusters ⟨sl⟩ and ⟨tl⟩ were mostly assimilated to . Hol and Ål assimilated these to , and Sørbygdi in Flå assimilated ⟨sl⟩ to .
The clusters ⟨-ld⟩, ⟨-nd⟩ and ⟨-mb⟩ are pronounced as spelled.
The Old Norse cluster ⟨-fn⟩ is pronounced as assimilated or .
Vowels
The back vowels and in older Hallingmål-Valdris were pronounced as in Old Norse, without the vowel shift to, respectively, and that is found in most other Norwegian dialects.
The short Old Norse vowels ⟨o⟩ and ⟨ö⟩ are pronounced as central [ɞ] almost everywhere, except for Ål (but not Torpo), where these are back [ɔ]. In Valdres (except for Vang), the schwa /ə/ can also be realized as [ɞ].
Traditionally, /æ,æː/ were pronounced as open-mid .
The words pronounced and mean "I" and "am", respectively.
Itacism is found in southern Hallingdal (Flå, Nes and some in Gol), making the vowel /yː/ to be unrounded to [iː].
The Old Norse diphthongs ⟨ei⟩, ⟨ey⟩ and ⟨au⟩ are traditionally pronounced as , ( in southern Hallingdal) and . This is occurs today especially in upper Valdres and Hol and Ål.
Grammar
Declension of nouns
Gender
Singular
Plural
Indefinite
Definite
Dative
Indefinite
Definite
Dative
Feminine
Strong (with i- declension)
,
Strong (with a-decl.)
Weak (with u-decl.)
Masculine
Strong (with a-decl.)
Strong (with i-decl.)
,
Weak (with a-decl.)
Neutrum
Strong
Weak
,
,
Personal pronouns
Person
Subjective case
Objective case
Dative case
Possessive
Feminine
Masculine
Neuter
Subj./Obj.
Dative
Subj./Obj.
Dative
Subj./Obj.
Dative
Sg.
Pl.
Sg.
Pl.
Sg.
Pl.
Sg.
Pl.
Sg.
Pl.
Sg.
Pl.
1st p. sg.
2nd person sg.
3rd p. sg. f.
,
,
,
(),
3rd p. sg. m.
,
,
,
3rd p. sg. n.
1st p. pl.
,
,
,
2nd p. pl.
,
,
,
,
3rd p. pl
, ,
Citations
Notes
^The southern villages Begnadalen and Hedalen in Sør-Aurdal, Valdres don't speak Valdris, as their dialect is closer to the Ringerike dialect.
^It may also be realized as in Hemsedal, Gol and the southern villages in Valdres, although this only occurs in plural definite form.
^ abThe IPA used here is with the traditional diphthongs, and the vowel shift.