What is what language is spoken in norway?

Norway has two official written languages: Bokmål and Nynorsk.

  • Bokmål (literally "book language") is used by the vast majority of the population and is based on written Danish, which was the official language during the union of Denmark-Norway.

  • Nynorsk (literally "new Norwegian") was created in the 19th century based on Norwegian dialects, with the aim of creating a written language that was more authentically Norwegian.

In addition to the two official written languages, there are also a number of Sami languages spoken by the Sami people in northern Norway. These languages are part of the Uralic language family.