Introducing Nordnorsk: The Norwegian Dialect of Arctic Norway
March 2, 2021
February 24, 2021 by Jess ScottHome » Learn Norwegian » Introducing Nordnorsk: The Norwegian Dialect of Arctic Norway
When starting to learn Norwegian, you soon realise that Norway has a rich set of regional dialects. Let's take a look up north.
My first encounter with the nordnorsk (north Norwegian) dialect was in 2015.
I was studying at the University of Oslo as an exchange student and had volunteered at a student café to try and immerse myself in the language (and hopefully make some Norwegian friends by bribing them with coffee).
Love at first syllable?
When I turned up for my shift, my fellow volunteer turned and greeted me with a friendly: