) and (written ) sounds, realizing both as . This is by many considered to be a normal development in language change (although as most language changes, the older generation and more conservative language users often lament the degradation of the language). The functional load is relatively low, and as often happens, similar sounds with low functional loads merge. Tonemes and intonation There are great differences between the intonation systems of different Norwegian dialects. Vocabulary First person pronoun, nominative plural Three variations of the first person plural nominative pronoun exist in Norwegian dialects: , (pronounced ), common in parts of Eastern Norway, most of Northern Norway, coastal areas close to Trondheim, and one sliver of Western Norway , or , in Southern and most of Western Norway, areas inland of Trondheim, and a few smaller areas , common in areas of Sør-Trøndelag, Gudbrandsdalen, Nordmøre and parts of Sunnmøre. First person pronoun, nominative singular There is considerable variety in the way the first person singular nominative pronoun is pronounced in Norwegian dialects. They appear to fall into three groups, within which there are also variations: and , in which the hard 'g' may or may not be included. This is common in most of Southern and Western Norway, Trøndelag, and most of Northern Norway. In some areas of Western Norway, it is common to say . (pronounced ), in a few areas in Western Norway (Romsdal/Molde) and Snåsa in Nord Trøndelag , jè , or jei , in areas around Oslo, and north along the Swedish border, almost to Trondheim, as well as one region in Troms Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns The word "not" The Norwegian word for the English not exists in these main categories: – Oslo, Kristiansand, Bergen, Ålesund, most of Finnmark, Vestfold and lowland parts of Telemark, and some cities in Nordland. – most of Southern, Northern, Western Norway and high-land parts of Telemark. – Trøndelag - parts of Salten District, Nordland or ittje – areas north of Oslo, along the Swedish border , ente or ette – Mostly along the Swedish border south of Oslo in Østfold / / Examples of the sentence "I am not hungry," in Norwegian: : . (Bokmål) : . (Nynorsk) : . (Romsdal) : . (Trøndelag) : . (Salten) : . (Narvik) : . (Hærland) Interrogative words Some common interrogative words take on forms such as: See also Standard East Norwegian Kebabnorsk