Oslo dialect
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Oslo dialect (
Originally, the Oslo dialect was the dialect of the lower social strata, primarily the workers, farmers and peasants. The dialect is related to nearby East Norwegian dialects. After the
History
The Oslo dialect has since the late 19th century been strongly associated with the
Since the 1970s, the Oslo dialect (in its original form) has practically been considered extinct, although natives of Oslo can show typical influence of the Oslo dialect during informal and casual speech.
Perhaps the most known examples of Oslo dialect in Norwegian are the Olsenbanden movies, set in Norway from the 1950s to the 1970s. The main characters of Benny, Egon and Kjell speak a dialect close to the original Oslo dialect. In recent times, the dialect has been parodied many times, most notably by Harald Eia's character Oslolosen.
Examples of Oslo dialect
Standard Eastern Norwegian dialect in brackets, along with English translation in italics.
- Bjønn (bjørn, bear)
- Bleik (blek, pale)
- Brei (bred, wide)
- Bærj (berg, mountain)
- Bånn (bunn, bottom)
- Brølløp (bryllup, wedding)
- GåL (gård, farm)
- Hævv (haug, hill)
- Hønn (horn, horn)
- Kløppe (klippe, cliff)
- Kjærke (kirke, church)
See also
Literature
- Skjekkeland, Martin, Dei norske dialektane : tradisjonelle særdrag i jamføring med skriftmåla, Kristiansand, Høyskoleforlaget, 1997
- Skjekkeland, Martin, Målføre og skriftmål, Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 1977
- Austlandsmål i endring : dialektar, nynorsk og språkhaldningar på indre Austlandet, Oslo, Samlaget, 1999
References
- ^ a b Arild Leitre; Einar Lundeby; Ingvald Torvik. Språket vårt før og nå. Gyldendal, 1994
- ^ "Oslomålet holder på å dævve". Aftenposten morgen (in Norwegian). 2 January 2013.
- ^ Oslofolk har tatt livet av hunkjønn Archived July 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Aftenposten
- ^ Venås, Kjell (1998). "Dialekt og normaltalemålet". Apollon (in Norwegian). Vol. 1.