Nynorsk

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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. Nynorsk is used as the primary written language by just over 10% to 15% of Norwegian speakers in Norway. However, over 60% of Norwegian speakers use a dialect which is more similar to Nynorsk than Bokmål. It is based on Norwegian dialects and was created by Ivar Aasen in the 19th century as a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language (on which Bokmål is based) which was commonly written in Norway at the time.

Nynorsk is also the Norwegian linguistic term for Modern Norwegian, which is the language spoken in Norway since the mid 1500s. 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.

See the main articles on Norwegian language and Norwegian language struggle.

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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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