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. |
Nynorsk Media
Ivar Aasen (drawing by Olav Rusti)
The Norwegian romantic nationalism movement sought to identify and celebrate the genuinely Norwegian.
Map of the official language forms of Norwegian municipalities as of 2007, with Nynorsk in cyan, Bokmål in orange, and neutral in grey
