Converting Nynorsk to Bokmål – Part Two

Nynorsk graffiti

This is the next post in a series on the great Norwegian language struggle between Bokmål and Nynorsk. Click here to read the background post and here to read the first part of Bryce’s conversion guide… here is part two. Enjoy, share and comment Consonant Alterations You didn’t think it would be as easy as [...]

Converting Nynorsk to Bokmål – Part One

Sign in Nynorsk

This is the second post in a series on the great Norwegian language struggle between Bokmål and Nynorsk. Click here to read the background post! This post is written by Bryce, a student of Nynorsk… Having read my last two articles on how to say please in Norwegian, and how to say thank you in Norwegian [...]

When is Norwegian not Norwegian?

Written forms of Norwegian

When is Norwegian not Norwegian? When it’s Bokmål. or when it’s Nynorsk. or when it’s Danish. or when it’s Old Norse. What? The Norwegian language struggle Okay, first things first, there is one official language of Norway – Norwegian. But there are two official forms of written Norwegian (together with several Sami variants officially recognised [...]