Västgötska is a Swedish dialect spoken in the western Swedish province of

Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Väs ...

. Specifically, Västgötska commonly refers to several variants of the more broadly defined Götamål spoken across Västergötland except for

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

where the

Gothenburg dialect The Gothenburg dialect ( sv, göteborgska) is the form of Swedish spoken in the city of Gothenburg with surroundings, and forms a part of the Götamål dialect area of western Sweden. History The origins of the Gothenburg dialect can be traced t ...

is spoken. The dialect is characterized by the frequent omission of terminal consonants (usually-r or-s), and frequent use of and vowels.

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Listen to Västergötland dialects
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vastgotska Swedish dialects Västergötland