Västgötska
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Västgötska is a Swedish dialect
spoken in the western Swedish province of Västergötland
. Specifically, västgötska commonly refers to several variants of the more broadly defined götamål spoken across Västergötland except for Gothenburg
. The dialect is characterized by the frequent omission of terminal consonants (usually-r or-s), and frequent use of ø and ʊ vowels.
Swedish dialects
Swedish dialects can be categorized into Traditional Dialects and Modern Dialects .-Traditional dialects:...
spoken in the western Swedish province of Västergötland
Västergötland
', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
. Specifically, västgötska commonly refers to several variants of the more broadly defined götamål spoken across Västergötland except for Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
. The dialect is characterized by the frequent omission of terminal consonants (usually-r or-s), and frequent use of ø and ʊ vowels.