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Variants: Official: Bokmål | Nynorsk Unofficial: Riksmål | Landsmål/Høgnorsk Norwegian language struggle Norwegian dialects BokmÃ¥l (lit. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... LandsmÃ¥l was the name of one of the two official standards for writing the Norwegian language between 1885 and 1929 (the other one being first Danish, later RiksmÃ¥l). ... Høgnorsk is a form of written Norwegian that is considered a more pure version of the minority language, Nynorsk. ... The Norwegian language struggle (sprÃ¥kstriden) is an ongoing controversy within Norwegian culture and politics related to spoken and written Norwegian. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Use: Alphabet Phonology The Danish and Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å The letter Å was introduced in Norwegian in 1917, replacing Aa. Similarly, Å was introduced in Danish... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Other topics: Norwegian literature Norwegian Sign Language Norwegian Language Council Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. ... Norwegian Sign Language is the preferred sign language amongst deaf Norwegians. ... Norsk språkråd (The Norwegian Language Council) is the Norwegian governments advisory body in matters pertaining to the Norwegian language and language planning. ...

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Nynorsk (literally New Norwegian) is one of the two officially sanctioned orthographic standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. It is based on Norwegian dialects and was created by Ivar Aasen during the 19th century to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language (upon which Bokmål is based) which was commonly written in Norway at the time. Ivar Aasen chosed form which was near to ancient norweigan, and prohibtated many word which were used by came from Danish and German. The orthography of a language specifies the correct way of writing in that language. ... Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... BokmÃ¥l (lit. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ivar Andreas Aasen (August 5, 1813 - September 23, 1896) was a Norwegian philologist and lexicographer. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Danish (dansk) is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages), a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Ivar Andreas Aasen (August 5, 1813 - September 23, 1896) was a Norwegian philologist and lexicographer. ...

In 2005, a poll indicated that the percentage of Norwegians using Nynorsk to a lesser or greater degree is 13%. Among those, 7.5% use only Nynorsk when they write in private, and 5.5% use both Bokmål and Nynorsk. Two previous polls from 2000 and 1995 indicate that these numbers have been relatively stable since the 1990s.^[1] Each municipality can declare one of the two languages as its official language, or it can remain "language-neutral". The main language used in a school follows the official language of its municipality. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...

Aasen, a poet and linguist, created the writing system in the 1850s. Originally it was called Landsmål. In 1885 it was recognized as one official language in Norway. Since 1929 it has been officially known as Nynorsk. The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... LandsmÃ¥l was the name of one of the two official standards for writing the Norwegian language between 1885 and 1929 (the other one being first Danish, later RiksmÃ¥l). ...

Nynorsk is also the Norwegian linguistic term for Modern Norwegian, which is the language spoken in Norway since the mid-16th century. It is this primary meaning that has given the Nynorsk orthography its name. This sense of the word is described further in the article Modern Norwegian. In Norwegian high school all student must writt a essay for the final in Bokmål and Nynorsk. Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Modern Norwegian is the Norwegian language spoken and written in Norway after the Middle Norwegian transition period (1350-1536). ...

See the main articles on Norwegian language and Norwegian language struggle. Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... The Norwegian language struggle (språkstriden) is an ongoing controversy within Norwegian culture and politics related to spoken and written Norwegian. ...

References

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External links

• Noregs Mållag Noregs Mållag is the major organization promoting Nynorsk.

• Norsk Målungdom Norsk Målungdom is Noregs Mållag's youth organization.

• Ivar Aasen-tunet The Ivar Aasen Centre is a national centre for documenting and experiencing the Nynorsk written culture, and the only museum in the country devoted to Ivar Aasen's life and work.

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