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====Phonology==== | ====Phonology==== | ||
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Certain letters, such as <i>å</i> and <i>y</i> do not correspond to their Standard counterparts. Compare the SA versions of <i>å</i> and <i>y</i> ([ɔ] and [y:]) to NA's [au] and [i:]. | Certain letters, such as <i>å</i> and <i>y</i> do not correspond to their Standard counterparts. Compare the SA versions of <i>å</i> and <i>y</i> ([ɔ] and [y:]) to NA's [au] and [i:]. | ||
The letter <i>s</i> is also pronounced [ʃ] in many cases, and the digraph <i>sj</i> is pronounced [sj] | |||
Another overarching rule for NA pronunciation is that most consonants switch with their voiced or unvoiced versions when they are used in a word, but are pronounced normally when they start a word. | |||
*[k] - [d] | |||
*[g] - [k] | |||
*[d] - [b] | |||
And so forth. | |||
====Pronunciation Differences/Spelling Differences==== | |||
Many words are spelled the same in both dialects, but can be pronounced very differently from each other: | |||
*<i>Alsland</i> - [alʃ'lɑ:nt] (NA) / [als'la:nd] (SA) - Alsland | |||
*<i>Flyge</i> - [fli:'kɛ] (NA) / [fly:'gɛ] (SA) - Girl | |||
*<i>Vadr</i> - [fa:'tɛr] (NA) / [fa:'r] (SA) - Father | |||
There are certain common words that are spelled differently but are pronounced the same: | |||
*<i>Hæy</i> [hei] (SA) - <i>Hej</i> [hei] (NA) - Hello | |||
====Grammar==== | ====Grammar==== | ||