Vestlandsk or Vestlandske dialekter (West Norwegian) is a collective term for the
dialects that are spoken on the coast of
western Norway in the area ranging from
Romsdal in the north to
Agder in the south. These dialects can furthermore be split into north-western dialects
(Nordvestlandske dialekter), south-western dialects (Sørvestlandske dialekter) and southern dialects (Sørlandske dialekter).[2]
Nordvestlandske dialekter (North-Western dialects) have e-infinitive, and extends from the middle of
Sogn og Fjordane to
Romsdal. Of these, one can mention:
Sørvestlandske dialekter (South-western dialects) have a-infinitive, and extends from the inner
Sogn og Fjordane, through
Hordaland and
Rogaland and western part of
Agder. Of these, one can mention:
Bergensk, Haugesundsk,
Stavangersk – these are city dialects (bymål). They have strong simplification,[of what?] which is characteristic for all urban dialects (bydialekter), but originate from the dialects of the area with which they have much in common.[3][4]
Sørlandske dialekter (Southern dialects) have /p,t,k/-voicing,
guttural R and a-endings, and is spoken in the eastern part of
Agder and part of
Telemark.[5][6]