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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
p           t           c   k      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
m         n         ɲ̥ ɲ ŋ̊ ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
            r            
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                      ɽ                        
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f       s   ʃ       ç                   h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
      ʋ                   j                    
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
    l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: Icelandic_
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North
The languages has 52 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Norwegian is spoken in Norway.

Sources:

Vanvik, A. 1972. A phonetic-phonemic analysis of Standard
Eastern Norwegian. Norwegian Journal of Linguistics 26:
119-64.