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Norwegian ( Norwegian: norsk [ ˈnɔʂːk] ⓘ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties; some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close.
Nynorsk ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈnỳːnɔʂk] ⓘ; lit. 'New Norwegian') [5] is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen 's standard Norwegian language ( Landsmål ), parallel to the Dano-Norwegian written standard known as Riksmål.
Bokmål ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbûːkmoːɫ] ⓘ) ( UK: / ˈbuːkmɔːl /, US: / ˈbʊk -, ˈboʊk -/; [1] [2] [3] [4] lit. 'book tongue') is one of the official written standards for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Bokmål is by far the most used written form of Norwegian today, as it is adopted by 85% to 90% [5] of the population in Norway.
Apr 25, 2024 · Norwegian language, North Germanic language of the West Scandinavian branch, existing in two distinct and rival norms— Bokmål (also called Dano-Norwegian, or Riksmål) and New Norwegian (Nynorsk).
Norwegian phonology. This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. The sound system of Norwegian resembles that of Swedish.
The Norwegian language is the official language of Norway. It is spoken by over four and a half million people, and it belongs to the group of North Germanic languages which are spoken in Scandinavia. These include Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Faeroese.
Norwegian Wikipedia. There are two Norwegian language editions of Wikipedia: one for articles written in Bokmål or Riksmål, and one for articles written in Nynorsk or Høgnorsk. There are currently 626,238 articles on the Norwegian Wikipedia edition in Bokmål/Riksmål, and 169,277 articles on the Nynorsk edition. Timeline.
