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Language · ISO 639-3 nno · nn

Norwegian Nynorsk Language nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk is a language spoken by about 4.3 million people in 1 country. It is an official language of Norway. It is written in the Latin script.

4.3 million
Speakers · #199 in the world
1
Countries where it is spoken
1
Countries where it is official
Unknown
Endangerment status

Where Norwegian Nynorsk is spoken

  • Official language
  • Regional official
  • Spoken by 10%+
  • 1–10%
  • Smaller communities

Countries that speak Norwegian Nynorsk

Flag of Norway
Norway Official
1.4 million · 25%

Language family

No family classification is available.

Writing system

Latin script

About the Norwegian Nynorsk language

Norwegian Nynorsk (nynorsk) is spoken by about 4.3 million people, which makes it the 199th most spoken language in the world — just behind Tarifit (4.4 million) and ahead of Goan Konkani (4.2 million).

Where is Norwegian Nynorsk spoken?

Norwegian Nynorsk is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Norway (1.4 million).

Norwegian Nynorsk is an official language in 1 country: Norway.

Writing system and status

Norwegian Nynorsk is written in the Latin script.

ISO codes: ISO 639-1 nn, ISO 639-3 nno.

Frequently asked questions about Norwegian Nynorsk

How many people speak Norwegian Nynorsk?

About 4.3 million people — #199 among the world's languages.

Where is Norwegian Nynorsk spoken?

Mostly in Norway (1.4 million).

In which countries is Norwegian Nynorsk an official language?

Norway.

What is Norwegian Nynorsk called in Norwegian Nynorsk?

Its speakers call it nynorsk.

Is Norwegian Nynorsk an endangered language?

Norwegian Nynorsk is classed as unknown (Glottolog AES).

Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.