Luleå dialects

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The Luleå dialects (

retroflex flap
which is commonly represented as a capital "L" when writing the dialect. For example, Standard Swedish hus ("house") is heos in this dialect, bord ("table") is båoL, and is ("ice") is öys.

The more archaic forms of the dialect are no longer widely spoken today.

See also

Further reading

  • Jan-Olov Nyström, Ordbok över lulemålet på grundval av dialekten i Antnäs by, Nederluleå (1993).
  • August Norström, Luleåkultur (1925).