Map of the official language forms of Norwegian municipalities as of 2007.
Norway, a country of 5 million people,
has 2 official written spellings/dialects, Bokmål & Nynorsk. Failed
attempts to merge them over time mean that a spectrum between them has
formed, with many variant forms being used. Norway’s largest newspaper
for example, uses a pre-1938 version of Bokmål.
Legend:
- Red – Bokmål
- Blue – Nynorsk
- Gray – Neutral