Norwegian language
Examples
Below are a few sentences giving an indication of the differences between Bokmål and Nynorsk, compared to the conservative (nearer to Danish) form Riksmål, and to Danish itself:
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- B=Bokmål
- R=Riksmål
- D=Danish
- N=Nynorsk
- H=Høgnorsk
- E=English
B/R/D: Jeg kommer fra Norge
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N/H: Eg kjem frå Noreg.
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E: I come from Norway.
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B/R: Hva heter han?
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D: Hvad hedder han?
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N/H: Kva heiter han?
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E: What is he called?
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B/R/D: Dette er en hest.
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N/H: Dette er ein hest.
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E: This is a horse.
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B: Regnbuen har mange farger.
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R/D: Regnbuen har mange farver.
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N: Regnbogen har mange fargar.
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H: Regnbogen hev mange fargar. (Or better: Regnbogen er manglìta).
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E: The rainbow has many colours.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Sounds |
| ► | Written language |
| ► | Dialects |
| ► | Examples |
| ► | Grammar |
| ► | Vocabulary |
| ► | See also |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
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