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What Language Do They Speak in Norway?
The official languages of Norway are Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk. In total about 10 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Norwegian Bokmål (100%), Norwegian (100%) and Norwegian Nynorsk (25%).
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Living languages · #105
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages
Official languages of Norway
Most spoken languages in Norway
Norwegian Bokmål Official
100%Norwegian Official
100%Norwegian Nynorsk Official
25%Northern Sami Regional official
0.29%Kven Finnish
0.15%Tavringer Romani
0.11%Lule Sami
0.03%Southern Sami
0.01%Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).
All languages of Norway (10)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Bokmål | 5,509,730 · 100% | — | Official |
| Norwegian | 5,509,730 · 100% | Indo-European | Official |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | 1,377,432 · 25% | — | Official |
| Northern Sami | 15,978 · 0.29% | Uralic | Regional official |
| Kven Finnish | 8,000 · 0.15% | Uralic | Moribund |
| Tavringer Romani | 6,000 · 0.11% | Speech Register | Nearly extinct |
| Lule Sami | 1,500 · 0.03% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Southern Sami | 500 · 0.01% | Uralic | Vulnerable |
| Pite Sami | — | Uralic | Nearly extinct |
| Traveller Norwegian | — | Speech Register | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Norway?
The official languages of Norway are Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk. In total about 10 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Norwegian Bokmål (100%), Norwegian (100%) and Norwegian Nynorsk (25%).
What is the official language of Norway?
Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk. Regional official languages: Northern Sami.
Is English spoken in Norway?
English is not widely spoken in Norway — learn a few words of Norwegian Bokmål before you go.
How many languages are spoken in Norway?
About 10 living languages — #105 in the world for linguistic diversity. 4 of them are endangered.
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).