Nynorsk
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| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
|---|---|
| norsk • nynorsk | |
| Pronunciation | [ny:nɔrsk] |
| Native to | Norway |
| Region | mostly western Norway |
| Native speakers | ~ 600,000 (users) (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
|
| Standard forms |
Nynorsk (official)
Høgnorsk (unofficial)
|
| 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 |
Nynorsk (New Norwegian) is one of the two official standards of the Norwegian language. The other is Bokmål. It is based on Norwegian dialects and was created by Ivar Aasen during the 19th century to show a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language (upon which Bokmål is based) which was commonly written in Norway at the time.
