Bokmål (UK: /ˈbuːkmɔːl/, US: /ˈbʊk-, ˈboʊk-/;[1][2][3][4] lit. 'book language')[5] is one of two official written forms of Norwegian; the other is Nynorsk. Bokmål is used by 85-90%[6] of the population in Norway and the usual way to teach to foreign students.
Norwegian Bokmål | |
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norsk • bokmål | |
Pronunciation | [nɔʂk] • [ˈbuːkmɔːl] |
Native to | Norway, Denmark |
Native speakers | ~ 5.32 million |
Indo-European
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Standard forms | Bokmål (official)
Riksmål (unofficial)
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Latin (Norwegian alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Norway Nordic Council |
Regulated by | Norwegian Language Council (Bokmål proper) Norwegian Academy (Riksmål) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | nb |
ISO 639-2 | nob |
ISO 639-3 | nob |
Linguasphere | 52-AAA-ba to -be & |
Bokmål is regulated by the government's Norwegian Language Council. A more conservative orthographic standard is called Riksmål, which is regulated by the non-governmental Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.
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