Nynorsk
- noun
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Nynorsk
- Many Norwegian writers choose to publish their works in Nynorsk to reflect the rural dialects that inspire this language standard.
Examples
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Otherwise, I could, of course, install the Norwegian version (which I presume is bokmål, rather than nynorsk), but I'd really prefer the home team.
Blog text (19) -
Though Ibsen disapproved of the organized movement to replace Dano-Norwegian with Nynorsk, in the country scenes in PG he deliberately norsified the dialogue in the interest of rustic realism and language reform.
Academic text (1995) -
The quality of Nynorsk literature from the beginning has emphatically invalidated that judgment.
Academic text (1995) -
The form of both adverbs here is standard in Nynorsk, the dialect-based, modern reconstruction of Old Norse, which since 1892 has been the second official Norwegian language.
Academic text (1995) -
At the end of the book, the author comments that this is based upon translations of the poem in nynorsk by Ivar Mortensson-Egnund and bokmål by Ludvig Holm-Olsen.
Academic text (2018) -
In Norway, many students are required to learn Nynorsk alongside Bokmål to ensure they understand both official written standards of the language.
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As a part of their education, children in certain regions of Norway are taught Nynorsk to connect with their local dialect and culture.
Synonyms
A written form of Norwegian based on rural dialects
One of two official written forms of Norwegian used especially in western Norway
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nynorsk comes from the Norwegian parts ny and norsk, which mean 'new' and 'Norwegian'. It was created as a 'new' written form from countryside dialects, so today Nynorsk is one of Norway's two official written standards that reflects rural speech.
