Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk
nynorsk
PronunciationUK: /ˈnjnɔːrsk, ˈn-/ NEW-norsk, NEE-
US: /njˈnɔːrsk, nˈ-/ new-NORSK, nee-[1][2][3][4]
Urban East Norwegian: [ˈnỳːnɔʂk]
Native toNorway
Native speakers
None
(written only)
Early forms
Standard forms
Latin (Norwegian alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Norway
Nordic Council
Regulated byNorwegian Language Council
Language codes
ISO 639-1nn
ISO 639-2nno
ISO 639-3nno
Glottolognorw1262
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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. The name Nynorsk was introduced in 1929. After a series of reforms, it is still the written standard closer to Landsmål, whereas Bokmål is closer to Riksmål and Danish.

Between 10 and 15 percent of Norwegians (primarily in the west around the city of Bergen) have Nynorsk as their official language form, estimated by the number of students attending secondary schools.[6] Nynorsk is also taught as a mandatory subject in both high school and middle school for all Norwegians who do not have it as their own language form.[7]

  1. ^ "Nynorsk". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Nynorsk". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Nynorsk" (US) and "Nynorsk". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  4. ^ "Nynorsk". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ Vikør, Lars S. (2015). "Norwegian: Bokmål vs. Nynorsk". Språkrådet. Retrieved 7 January 2017. ... two distinct written varieties: Bokmål ('Book Language') and Nynorsk ('New Norwegian').
  6. ^ Forlag, Gyldendal Norsk. "Hovuddrag i norsk språkhistorie | Gyldendal". www.gyldendal.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Læreplan i norsk (NOR1-05)". www.udir.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2018-07-14.