Meldal dialect
Meldal dialect or Meldal Norwegian is a dialect of Norwegian used in the area of the old Meldal Municipality. It is a variety of Trøndersk.
Phonology
Vowels
- is retracted to, a distinctive feature of the dialect.
- Old Norse diphthongs and are realized as long monophthongs and. This is the case in a large part of Sør-Trøndelag in general.