Nynorsk
Nynorsk (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈnỳːnɔʂk] ⓘ; lit. 'New Norwegian') 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 language, Riksmål. Nynorsk became the name in 1929, and it is after a series of reforms still a variation which is closer to Landsmål, whereas Bokmål is closer to Riksmål and Danish.
| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
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| Pronunciation | UK: /ˈnjuːnɔːrsk, ˈniː-/ NEW-norsk, NEE- US: /njuːˈnɔːrsk, niːˈ-/ new-NORSK, nee- Urban East Norwegian: [ˈnỳːnɔʂk] ⓘ |
| Native to | Norway |
Native speakers | None (written only) |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Norway Nordic Council |
| Regulated by | Norwegian Language Council |
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| ISO 639-1 | nn |
| ISO 639-2 | nno |
| ISO 639-3 | nno |
| Glottolog | norw1262 |
| Linguasphere | 52-AAA-ba to -be |
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 videregående skole (secondary education). 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.