Vikværsk

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Areas where Vikværsk is spoken

Vikværsk (or vikværskt locally said) is a Norwegian dialect spoken in the outer parts of Oslofjorden; Østfold and Vestfold. Some can be heard in the lower parts of Buskerud, Akershus and Telemark.

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[edit] Idiosyncrasy

The ending -a, which is used in some grammatical areas as simple past tense, definite form of feminine nouns and so, has mutated into -æ in some parts where Vikværsk is spoken. The same goed for the plural endings -er and -ene.

Another well known phenomena is the word ente (not), which is mostly heard in Østfold. This is and example on the Swedish influence, since the Norwegian word for not is ikke and the Swedish word is inte.

[edit] Pronuncation

Thick l exists throughout the whole eastern part of Norway, but should also be mentioned. It has evolved from Old Norse l and rð.

[edit] Nouns

[edit] Vikværsk

Indefinite singular Definite singular Indefinite singular Definite singular
Masculine en bil bil'n bilær bilane/bilæne car
Feminine e katte katta/kattæ katter kattene bridge
Neuter ett hus huse hus husa house

[edit] Bokmål

Indefinite singular Definite singular Indefinite singular Definite singular
Masculine en bil bilen biler bilene car
Feminine ei bro broa broer broene bridge
Neuter et hus huset hus husene house

[edit] Verbs

The verbs can now and then be totally foreign for other Norwegians, and it's hard to find a pattern in conjugating them.

[edit] Vikværsk

Infinitive Simple present Simple past Simple future Present perfect
to speak å preke prekær preka/prekæ ska preke har preki
to sink å sekke sekker søkk ska sekke har sekki/søkki
to buy å kjøpe kjøper kjøpte ska kjøpe har kjøpt
to be å værra er var ska værra har vært

As you see, some irregular verbs have the "-a" ending in infinitive. In many cases, this is the only difference between standard Norwegian and Vikværsk irregular verbs.

[edit] Bokmål

Infinitive Simple present Simple past Simple future Present perfect
to speak å snakke snakker snakket/snakka skal snakke har snakket/snakka
to sink å synke synker sank skal synke har sunket
to buy å kjøpe kjøper kjøpte skal kjøpe har kjøpt
to be å være er var skal være har vært