Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Also known as: Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk ("New Norwegian") is one of two written standards of Norwegian (alongside Bokmål) — used by ~10-15% of Norwegians (~600K), primarily in western and central Norway. Created 1853 by Ivar Aasen from rural West Norwegian dialects to free Norwegian from Danish-influenced Bokmål. Both standards co-official; choice up to municipality. Active modern literary tradition.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Norwegian Nynorsk

Water

vatn

vɑːtn

Fire

eld

ɛld

Sun

sol

suːl

Moon

måne

moːnə

Star

stjerne

ˈstjæːɳə

Night

natt

nɑtː

Rain

regn

rɛjn

Snow

snø

snøː

Wind

vind

vɪnː

Earth

jord

juːr

Stone

stein

stæɪn

Mountain

fjell

fjɛlː

Sea

hav

hɑːʋ

Mother

mor

muːr

Father

far

fɑːr

Daughter

dotter

ˈdɔtːər

I

eg

eːɡ

You

du

dʉː

We

me

meː

Name

namn

nɑmn

Person

menneske

ˈmɛnːəskə

Head

hovud

ˈhuːvʉ

Eye

auga

æʉɡɑ

Ear

øyra

øːyra

Nose

nase

ˈnɑːsə

Mouth

munn

mʉnː

Tooth

tann

tanː

Tongue

tunge

ˈtʉŋə

Hand

hand

hɑnd

Foot

fot

fuːt

Heart

hjarte

jɑːrtə

Bone

bein

bæɪn

Blood

blod

bluː

Poop

bæsj

bæʃ

Love

kjærleik

çæːrlɛik

Tree

tre

treː

Dog

hund

hʉnd

Cat

katt

kɑtː

Fish

fisk

fɪsk

Bird

fugl

fʉːl

Butterfly

sommarfugl

ˈsɔmɑrfʉːl

Egg

egg

æɡ

Bear

bjørn

bjœːɳ

Horse

hest

hɛst

House

hus

huːs

Milk

mjølk

mjœlk

Honey

honning

ˈhɔnːɪŋ

Salt

salt

sɑlt

Wine

vin

viːn

Rice

ris

riːs

Chocolate

sjokolade

ʃukuˈlɑːdə

Iron

jarn

jɑːɳ

Wheel

hjul

jʉːl

Silk

silke

ˈsɪlkə

Book

bok

buːk

Eat

eta

eːtɑ

Drink

drikka

drɪkːɑ

Sleep

sova

ˈsuːva

One

ein

ɛɪn

Two

to

tuː

Three

tre

treː

Four

fire

ˈfiːrə

Five

fem

fɛm

Hundred

hundre

ˈhʉndrə

Hello

hei

hɛɪ

Thank you

takk

tɑkː

Good

god

ɡuːd

New

ny

nyː

Red

raud

rœʉd

White

kvit

kviːt

Black

svart

svɑrt

Green

grøn

ɡrøːn

Blue

blå

bloː

Cuckoo

gauk

ɡæʉk

Computer

datamaskin

ˈdɑːtamaˌʃiːn

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈviːfi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsʉːʃi

Tea

te

teː

Coffee

kaffi

ˈkɑfːi

Sugar

sukker

ˈsʊkːər

Orange

appelsin

ɑpəlˈsiːn

Ninety-nine

nittini

ˈnɪtːiˌniː

Dopamine

dopamin

dʉpaˈmiːn

At sign

krøllalfa

ˈkrœlːɑlfɑ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning Norwegian NynorskNorwegianSwedishOld NorseLow GermanFaroeseOld Frisian
Water vatn /vɑːtn/ vann /vɑnː/ vatten /vatːɛn/ vatn /vɑtn/ Water /vɑːtɐ/ vatn /vahtn/ wetir /wetir/
Fire eld /ɛld/ ild /ilː/ eld /ɛld/ eldr /eldr/ Füer /fyːɐ/ eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ fiur /fjuːɾ/
Sun sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sól /soːl/ Sünn /zʏn/ sól /sɔuːl/ sunne /sunːe/
Moon måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnɛ/ máni /mɑːni/ Maan /maːn/ máni /mɔaːnɪ/ mōna /moːnɑ/
Star stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stjarna /ˈstjarna/ Steern /steːrn/ stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ stera /ˈstɛra/
Night natt /nɑtː/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /natː/ nótt /noːtː/ Nacht /naxt/ nátt /nɔtː/ nacht /naxt/
Rain regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛŋn/ regn /rɛɣn/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ regn /rɛɡn/ rein /rɛin/
Snow snø /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snö /snøː/ snjór /snjoːr/ Snee /sneː/ kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ snē /sneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Eg vil prøve ein dress som eg såg i ein butikk rett over hotellet
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Norwegian Nynorsk
Eg vil prøve ein dress som eg såg i ein butikk rett over hotellet

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