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Description

Most of the people in Norway speak Norwegian, a North Germanic language closely related to Danish and Swedish. There are two official variants of the language, Bokmål (also called Riksmål) strongly influenced by Danish; and a more rural version, Nynorsk, based Ivar Aasen's work to develop a standard Norwegian language (Landsmål) based on local dialects.

There are also many regional dialects which may be encountered when researching in printed materials. In addition to the two versions of Norwegian, Norway has several recognized regional or minority languages, Sámi (Northern, Lule, and Southern dialects), Kven, Romani, Scandoromani and Norwegian Sign Language.

Most materials used in Norwegian research are written in Danish or Norwegian. Although you do not need to speak or read these languages to do research, you do need some knowledge of the language to understand the records. You may also find some Latin words in Norwegian records. A list of words in various local dialects found in local histories can be found at Norwegian Dialect Word List.

Word Lists

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Norwegian Alphabet

Letter	Pronunciation
A	[ a ] as in car
B	[ b ] as in buy
C	before i,e,y [ s ] as in circus before a,o,u [ k ] as in camping
D	[ d ] as in dog
E	[ e ] as in get
F	[ f ] as in fine
G	[ g ] as in girl
H	[ h ] as in hat
I	[ i ] as in ski
J	[ y ] as in yes
K	[ k ] as in kite
L	[ l ] as in live
M	[ m ] as in map
N	[ n ] as in now
O	[ o ] as in school
P	[ p ] as in pen
Q	[ kv ] as in quiz
R	[ ɽ ] like a Scottish r
S	[ s ] as in see
T	[ t ] as in tea
U	[ u ] as in flu
V	[ v ] as in violin
W	[ v ] as in violin
X	[ ks ] as in tax
Y	[ y ] as in syrup
Z	[ z ] as in zoom

Other Letters

Letter	Pronunciation
Æ	[ a ] as in sad
Ø	[ u ] as in burn
Å	[ aw ] as in saw

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionary English-Norwegian
bab.la Norwegian-English Dictioanry
Norwegian Class 101.com Norwegian Dictionary
Det Norske Akademis Ordbok - online Norwegian dictionary

Additional Resources

Bråtveit, Kari, Norwegian dictionary : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian, London : Routledge, [2015?], available at Worldcat.org
Holland, J Gill, Norwegian dictionary & phrasebook : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian, New York : Hippocrene Books, ©2003., available at Worldcat.orgv
Žiūkaitė-Hansen, Laura, Norwegian practical dictionary : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian, New York : Hippocrene Books, ©2011., available at Worldcat.org
Omniglot: Norwegian language, alphabet and pronounciation, Norwegian language learning material
Norgesskolen: Norwegian Summer School - two week school in language in culture
Concordia Language Villages: Norwegian

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-==Description==
+== Description ==
-Most of the people in Norway speak Norwegian, a Scandinavian North Germanic language closely related to Danish. There are two variants of the language: official Norwegian [''Bokmål'' or ''Riksmål''] strongly influenced by Danish; and country speech [''Landsmål''] also called new Norwegian [''Nynorsk''] which is based on local dialects. There are also communities of Lapps or Laplanders and Finns who came to Norway thousands of years ago. Many minority languages are now found among the recent immigrants.
+Most of the people in Norway speak Norwegian, a North Germanic language closely related to Danish and Swedish. There are two official variants of the language,  ''Bokmål'' (also called  ''Riksmål'') strongly influenced by Danish; and a more rural version, ''Nynorsk'', based Ivar Aasen's work to develop a standard Norwegian language (''Landsmål'') based on local dialects.
-Most materials used in Norwegian research are written in Norwegian. Although you do not need to speak or read Norwegian to do research, you do need some knowledge of the language to understand the records. You may also find some Latin words in Norwegian records. A list of words in various local dialects found in local histories can be found at [[Norwegian Dialect Word List]].
+There are also many regional dialects which may be encountered when researching in printed materials. In addition to the two versions of Norwegian, Norway has several recognized regional or minority languages, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages Sámi] (Northern, Lule, and Southern dialects), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kven_language Kven], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_language Romani], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandoromani_language Scandoromani] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Sign_Language Norwegian Sign Language].
+Most materials used in Norwegian research are written in Danish or Norwegian. Although you do not need to speak or read these languages to do research, you do need some knowledge of the language to understand the records. You may also find some Latin words in Norwegian records. A list of words in various local dialects found in local histories can be found at [[Norwegian Dialect Word List]].
 == Word Lists ==
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-==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
+== Language Aids and Dictionaries ==
 *[https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-norwegian/ Cambridge Dictionary English-Norwegian]
 *[https://en.bab.la/dictionary/norwegian-english/ bab.la Norwegian-English Dictioanry]
 *[https://www.norwegianclass101.com/norwegian-dictionary/ Norwegian Class 101.com Norwegian Dictionary]
+*[https://naob.no/ Det Norske Akademis Ordbok] - online Norwegian dictionary
-==Additional Resources==
+== Additional Resources ==
 *Bråtveit, Kari,  ''Norwegian dictionary : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian'', London : Routledge, [2015?], available at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/norwegian-dictionary-norwegian-english-english-norwegian/oclc/931597967&referer=brief_results Worldcat.org]
 *Holland, J Gill, ''Norwegian dictionary & phrasebook : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian'', New York : Hippocrene Books, ©2003., available at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/norwegian-dictionary-phrasebook-norwegian-english-english-norwegian/oclc/52493347&referer=brief_results Worldcat.org]v
 *Žiūkaitė-Hansen, Laura, ''Norwegian practical dictionary : Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian'', New York : Hippocrene Books, ©2011., available at [https://www.worldcat.org/title/norwegian-practical-dictionary-norwegian-english-english-norwegian/oclc/149550276&referer=brief_results Worldcat.org]
-*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/norwegian.htm Norwegian language, alphabet and pronounciation]
+*Omniglot: [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/norwegian.htm Norwegian language, alphabet and pronounciation], [http://www.omniglot.com/books/language/norwegian.htm Norwegian language learning material]
-*[http://www.omniglot.com/books/language/norwegian.htm Norwegian language learning material]
+*Norgesskolen: [http://www.norgesskolen.no/ Norwegian Summer School] - two week school in language in culture
-*[http://norskklassen.crabdance.com/norchar.htm Norsk klassen]: Typing the characters
+*Concordia Language Villages: [http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/youth-languages/norwegian-language-village Norwegian]
-*[http://www.norgesskolen.no/ Norges skole]
-*[http://www.uio.no/iss/ International Summer School (ISS)]
-*[http://www.studyinnorway.no/ Study in Norway]
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