Norwegianspeaking
Norwegianspeaking refers to people who use Norwegian as their primary language. It denotes the linguistic community whose everyday communication is in Norwegian, a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway. The term largely encompasses speakers of the two official written norms, Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Norwegian belongs to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. In Norway, Bokmål and Nynorsk
Spoken Norwegian is characterized by a wide variety of dialects. Most speakers use a local dialect in
Historically, Bokmål developed from Danish during centuries of union; Nynorsk was constructed in the 19th century
Internationally, Norwegian-speaking communities exist outside Norway, notably among the Norwegian diaspora in North America. In Norway,