Norwegian Language
Spoken language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties; some Norwegian... Wikipedia
Early forms: Old Norse: Old West Norse > Old Norwegian > Middle Norwegian
Language family: Indo-European > Germanic > Northwest Germanic > North Germanic > West Scandinavian (disputed) > Norwegian
Native speakers: 4.32 million (2020)
Native to: Norway
Pronunciation: (East, Central and North);(West and South)
Regulated by: Language Council of Norway (Bokmål and Nynorsk); Norwegian Academy (Riksmål); Ivar Aasen-sambandet (Høgnorsk)