Norwegian alphabet
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
hå
i
je/jodd
K k
L l
M m
N n
O o
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
kå
ell
em
enn
o
pe
ku
err
ess
te
U u
V v
W w
X x
Y y
Z z
Æ æ
Ø ø
Å å
u
ve
dobbeltve
eks
y
sett
æ
ø
å
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
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