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Another generic name :
Norway didn’t “break free” in 1814, they were taken over by Sweden.
2026-07-11 07:33:27
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@synthwolf2002 :
I didn’t detect one error. And I’m from Norway. Well researched, sir
2026-08-04 06:28:08
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UnusualCollections :
I grew up hating on Ivar Åsen because learning nynork in school was the bane of my life 😂
2026-07-10 22:19:14
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Bjobo :
Not 100% accurate! The names are VERY misleading, as Nynorsk is actually an older formal language than Bokmål. Nynorsk, called Landsmål ("Country tongue") until 1929, was first formalised by Aasen in 1853, and after some reforms it was ratified by Parliament as an official language equal to Danish in 1885, while bokmål wasn't properly formalised as distinct from Danish until 1907! Also, "Bokmål" used to be the name for Latin since the Middle-Ages, it was co-opted as the name for what was originally called, in turn, Danish, Danish-Norwegian and Riksmål, in 1929.
2026-07-10 20:23:38
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Bæ9 :
As a Dane we understand the swedes best... but read norwegian best 😳🥰
2026-07-10 18:01:44
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johannes :
If only Ivar Aasen had a moped instead of a bike!
2026-07-10 20:21:02
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Karoline :
What's also important is that we have over 1300 dialects. That means, for every few miles, there will be a difference in dialect. This difference is so huge between some places, that people will not be able to actually understand one another if they don't hop on a more Oslo-like dialect. This is particularly prevalent between north of Norway and the south, and I've personally experienced on numerous occasions not being understood in south of norway, even thought my dialect really isn't that hard (northern).
2026-07-10 22:21:12
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Trond Endrestøl :
Oh, and Ivar Aasen is pronounced as if it was written Ivar Åsen.
2026-07-11 06:40:35
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Endre Lundgren 🇪🇺 :
Being a news anchor in Norway I'd say most anchors adhere to an RP style of speaking. Often very much like it's written in Bokmål or Nynorsk. National broadcasters must deliver a minimum of 25% of their content in Nynorsk (the lesser used). Thanks for the video, it's great that these mini languages are being presented.
2026-07-10 19:40:12
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Samurai Kattepus :
Hello = hallo. Hey/hi = Hei.
2026-07-10 21:39:52
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My parents immigrated from sweden to norway and while they speak only swedish at home, i only speak norwegian. A conversation at our house is a seamless mix of norwegian and swedish, and strangers have a hard time understanding that we’re family members because of this but its just how we do it :D we dont ever think about it
2026-07-10 22:09:47
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Preben :
the fact that norwegian uses so many dialects while sweden and denmark have a lot more uniform languages means that we norwegians understand them mostly regardless of dialect, but they might struggle depending on norwegian dialect
2026-07-11 16:05:42
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learnenglishwithaaron :
I love nynorsk!
2026-07-10 23:11:42
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NorwegianGiant :
The danishised Norwegian language was called riksmål and was spoken by nobility and other high standing individuals.
2026-07-11 00:52:23
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Schubert32 :
And as I am sure you know, Ivar Aasen never wrote anything in his Nymorsk, but preferred to write in Danish.
2026-07-10 19:10:24
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Alpaca twice :
We have over 300 dialects
2026-07-10 22:54:03
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Brede Mathisen :
I am from northern Norway. I don't speak Sami but I speak Bokmål as a dialect.
2026-07-10 20:27:41
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Aasens landsmaal wasnt primarily based on dialects, it was primarily based on middle and old norwegian. You can see this in his dictionary, he referenced old norwegian quite frequently.
2026-07-11 07:47:31
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Andrew 🇬🇧 :
Given how strong prejudice and even derision of different accents is the English-speaking world, it's quite refreshing to learn it's not universal. Here, people with the "wrong" accent are pretty much told they can't speak their own language properly.
2026-07-17 11:54:19
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Cat In The Club :
hei is like in English hi. and your hello is our hallo. you said it wrong. you said that English hello is hei when it is hallo. (i hope i didn't write this weirdly. if I did then sorry.)
2026-07-12 14:44:24
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Diego Sánchez-Rolfsen :
bokmål, the å is pronounced like an O, not like an A
2026-07-11 05:48:56
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user54948464494 :
You Are so wrong.
2026-07-10 22:41:50
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Kajsers :
If only Aasen would travel further, he stayed in the West/middle/a little south in Norway - so us in the east or north usually have a harder time with nynorsk😪
2026-07-11 14:57:11
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Zyrkon Vaalix :
Bokmål and Nynorsk isn't languages, it is just writing systems. Nynorsk is based on accents while Bokmål is based on the danish language and writing.
2026-07-12 04:34:03
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