Norwegian alphabet |
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A a |
B b |
C c |
D d |
E e |
F f |
G g |
H h |
I i |
J j |
a |
be |
ce |
de |
e |
eff |
ge |
hĺ |
i |
je/jodd |
K k |
L l |
M m |
N n |
O o |
P p |
Q q |
R r |
S s |
T t |
kĺ |
ell |
em |
enn |
o |
pe |
ku |
err |
ess |
te |
U u |
V v |
W w |
X x |
Y y |
Z z |
Ć ć |
Ř ř |
Ĺ ĺ |
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u |
ve |
dobbeltve |
eks |
y |
sett |
ć |
ř |
ĺ |
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Norwegian pronunciation
Notes
e = [ə] in unaccented syllables
o = [o] before two consonants and [u] before one consonants (with some exceptions)
g = [j] before i and y, [g] elsewhere
k = [ç] before i and y, [k] elsewhere
sk = [ʃ] before i and y
In western dialects, kj and tj = [ʧ]
In southern dialects, sj = [sj] and skj = [skj]
The retroflex sounds only appear in eastern and northern dialects, in other dialects, rd = [ʀd], rl = [ʀl] and rn = [ʀn]
In eastern dialects, rd and l = [ɽ] at the end of words and between vowels
q, x, z and w only appear in loanwords and names
x = [s] in the beginning of words and [ks] elsewhere