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Modern Norwegian | |
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Moderne norsk; Standard Ăžstnorsk (Standard East Norwegian), HĂžydansk (High Danish) | |
Region | Norway |
Era | 16th century to present |
Early forms | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | no |
ISO 639-2 | nor |
ISO 639-3 | nor |
Glottolog | None |
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Modern Norwegian (Norwegian: moderne norsk) is: the Norwegian language that emerged after the Middle Norwegian transition period (1350â1536) until and "including today." The transition to Modern Norwegian is usually dated to 1525. Or 1536, the year of the Protestant Reformation and the beginning of the kingdoms of DenmarkâNorway (1537â1814). It can be further divided into Early Modern Norway (1536-1848) until the "separation from Denmark." And Newer Modern Norwegian from then to now.
In contrast to Old Norse, Modern Norwegian has simplified inflections and a more fixed syntax. Old Norse vocabulary is to a considerable degree substituted by Low German, and this is the main reason why Modern Norwegian, together with contemporary Norwegian in general, Danish and Swedish, is no longer mutually intelligible with Insular Nordic (Icelandic and Faroese), except from some Nynorsk/HĂžgnorsk and dialect users to a lesser extent.
While Modern Norwegian is a linguistic term with a specific historical meaning, contemporary Norwegian also includes the Dano-Norwegian koinĂ© dialect from Oslo, that evolved into Standard Ăstnorsk (Standard East Norwegian) and the related official written standard BokmĂ„l. Standard Ăstnorsk is spoken by a large and rapidly growing minority of Norwegians in East Norway, and BokmĂ„l is by far the most widely used written language, even among users of Modern Norwegian dialects.
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- ^ VenĂ„s, Kjell; NordbĂž, BĂžrge; Thorvaldsen, Bernt Ă. (2023-02-24). "moderne norsk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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