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Re: Bokmaal and Nynorsk - just plain dialects?



Eddy Petrisor:

> I was wondering if Bookmal and Nynorsk are just some
> dialects/languages or are they comming from names of some guys who
> introduced/promoted/whatever the system/dialect/language?

"Bokmål" is Norwegian for "book language" and "nynorsk" means "new
Norwegian". Whether these are languages, language forms, dialects, or
something else depends on who you ask. The Norwegians can be a bit
sensitive when it comes to this.

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\\// Peter - http://www.softwolves.pp.se/



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