🇳🇴 What Language Do They Speak in Norway?
The short answer
Norway speaks Norwegian, which comes in two official written forms: Bokmål (used by the vast majority) and Nynorsk. Spoken Norwegian is a spectrum of dialects, all considered equally correct — there is no single 'standard' spoken Norwegian.
Worth knowing
- ●Norwegian, Danish and Swedish are largely mutually intelligible — learning one unlocks the other two
- ●Sami languages are co-official in several northern municipalities
- ●Norwegian sounds closer to Swedish but is written almost like Danish — the best of both worlds for learners
Also useful there
DanishNorwegian's written form grew out of Danish — the languages remain very close
Learn Danish →Swedishspoken Norwegian and Swedish are largely mutually intelligible
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