Nynorsk
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Nynorsk edition. |
