Like most of the languages in Europe, Norwegian derives from Proto-Indo-European. As early Indo-Europeans … See more

While the sound systems of Norwegian and Swedish are similar, considerable variation exists among the dialects.
The retroflex consonants only appear in East Norwegian dialects as a result of sandhi, … See more

The Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters.
The letters c, q, w, x and z are only used in loanwords. As loanwords are assimilated into Norwegian, their spelling might change to reflect Norwegian pronunciation and the principles o… See more

There is general agreement that a wide range of differences makes it difficult to estimate the number of different Norwegian dialects. Variations in grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and pronunciation cut across geographic… See more

Norwegian nouns are inflected for number (singular/plural) and for definiteness (indefinite/definite). In a few dialects, definite nouns are also inflected for the dative case.
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