Nynorsk
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Nynorsk (New Norwegian) is one of the two official written standards of Norwegian; the other is Bokmål. It is based on Norwegian dialects and is especially common around Bergen. Ivar Aasen created it during the 19th century as a Norwegian alternative to Danish upon which it is based. Danish was then often written in Norway.
Norwegian Nynorsk | |
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nynorsk | |
Pronunciation | [ˈnyːnɔʂk] or [ˈnyːnɔʁsk] |
Native to | Norway |
Native speakers | None (written only) |
Language family | Indo-European
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Early forms: | Old West Norse
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Standard forms | Nynorsk (official)
Høgnorsk (unofficial)
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Writing system | Latin (Norwegian alphabet) |
Official status | |
Official language in | Norway Nordic Council |
Regulated by | Norwegian Language Council |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | nn |
ISO 639-2 | nno |
ISO 639-3 | nno |
Linguasphere | 52-AAA-ba to -be |
This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Nynorsk edition. |
Nynorsk Media
Ivar Aasen (drawing by Olav Rusti)
The Norwegian romantic nationalism movement sought to identify and celebrate the genuinely Norwegian.