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Nynorsk

NameNorwegian
Nativenamenorsk
Pronunciation[nɔʂk]
States
Norway (4.8 million),
United States (80,000)
Denmark (15,000)
Canada (10,000)
RegionKingdom of Norway, the Nordic countries, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Speakers|speakers=5 million Norwegians
FamilycolorIndo-European
Fam2Germanic
Fam3North Germanic
Fam4West Scandinavian
Stand1Nynorsk (official) / Høgnorsk (unofficial)
Stand2Bokmål (official) / Riksmål (unofficial)
ScriptLatin (Norwegian variant)
NationNorway
Nordic Council
AgencyNorwegian Language Council (Bokmål and Nynorsk)
Norwegian Academy (Riksmål)
Iso1no � Norwegian
nb � Bokmål
nn � Nynorsk
Iso2nor � Norwegian
nob � Bokmål
nno � Nynorsk
Iso3nor
Lc1nob|ld1=Bokmål
Lc2nno|ld2=Nynorsk
Lingua52-AAA-ba to -be &
52-AAA-cf to -cg

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Nynorsk (-noˈnyːnɔʂkpron) or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the time.

27% of the Norwegian municipalities have declared Nynorsk as their official language form, and these comprise about 12% of the Norwegian population. Nynorsk is the majority form of the four counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal, which together comprise the region of Western Norway.

The Norwegian Language Council recommends the name Norwegian Nynorsk when referring to this language in English.


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