No, we’re not done yet, there are more Norwegian language facts you should be aware of.
Forms
Norwegian has 2 official forms of written language: Bokmål and Nynorsk.
- Bokmål is the most widely used form of written Norwegian.
- Nynorsk is used by around 10% of Norway’s population.
Missing Letters
The letters “c”, “q”, “w”, “x” and “z” are only used in a few foreign words which are used in the Norwegian language.
Structure
A Norwegian sentence follows the usual structure: subject – predicate – object.
The Similarities
On one hand, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible owing to their common history. Icelandic, on the other hand, is not mutually intelligible with Norwegian, despite the two languages being correlated.
The “R”
Most Norwegian dialects have a rolled R. In adding up it is important to pronounce the R at the end of a word.
Easier to Learn
For speakers of Norwegian it is easier to learn Danish and Swedish conversations than for Danish and Swedish speakers following Norwegian conversations. The reason is the location of the country: Norway is between Denmark and Sweden.
Weekend Drinking
A good dose of weekend drinking is lovingly named Helgefylla to make it an actual event rather than one of those things that just “happens”.
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