Nynorsk
Sign in to saveNynorsk (; ) 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 , whereas Bokmål is closer to Riksmål and Danish.
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Nynorsk is one of two official written forms of Norwegian, officially recognized since 1885 as a standard based on rural Norwegian dialects rather than the Danish-influenced form used in cities. It remains the written standard that is closer to spoken Norwegian dialects, while the other official form, Bokmål, is more influenced by Danish and historically used in urban areas.
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33 sectionsContents
- History
- Early Nynorsk studies and dictionaries
- Ivar Aasen's work
- Conflict
- Geographical distribution
- Status of the language form
- Spoken Nynorsk
- Grammar
- Nouns
- Genitive of nouns
- Compound words
- Inflection
- Adjectives
- [[Comparison (grammar)|Comparison]]
- Participles
- Definiteness inflection
- Determiners
- Verb conjugation
- Ergative verbs
- Passive construction
- Reflexive verbs
- ''T'' as final sound
- Pronouns
- Ordering of possessive pronouns
- Adverbs
- Syntax
- Word forms compared with Bokmål Norwegian
- Nynorsk compared with Bokmål
- Word forms
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Nynorsk (; ) 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 , 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. 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.