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Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. Norwegian is closely related to, and generally mutually intelligible with Swedish and Danish. Together with these two languages, Norwegian belongs to the Northern, or Scandinavian group of the Germanic languages. Written Danish and Norwegian are particularly close, though the pronunciation of all three languages differs significantly. Proficient speakers of any of the three languages can understand the others. The Norwegian alphabet consists of 29 letters, the first 26 of which are the same as the Latin alphabet used in English. In addition to the 29 official letters, there are several diacritical signs in use (somewhat more in Nynorsk than ”Bokm l”): . The diacritical signs are not compulsory, but may alter the meaning of the word dramatically, e.g.: for (for), f r (went), f r (meadow) and f r (fodder).
The languages now spoken in Scandinavia developed from the Old Norse language, which did not differ greatly between what are now Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish areas. In fact, Viking traders spread the language across Europe and into Russia, making Old Norse one of the most widespread languages for a time. According to tradition, King Harald Fairhair united Norway in 872. Around this time, a simple runic alphabet was used. According to writings found on stone tablets from this period of history, the language showed remarkably little deviation between different regions. Runes had been in limited use since at least the 3rd century. Around 1030, Christianity came to Norway, bringing with it the Latin alphabet. Norwegian manuscripts in the new alphabet began to appear about a century later. The Norwegian language began to deviate from its neighbors around this time as well.
Viking explorers had began to settle Iceland in the 9th century, carrying with them the Old Norse language. Over time, Old Norse developed into “Western” and “Eastern” variants. Western Norse covered Iceland and Norway, while Eastern Norse developed in Denmark and Sweden. The languages of Iceland and Norway remained very similar until about the year 1300, when they became what are now known as Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian. In 1397, Norway entered a personal union with Denmark, which came to be the dominating part, and Danish was used as Norway’s written language. Danish came to be the primary language of the Norwegian elite, although adoption was slower among the commoners. The union lasted more than 400 years, until 1814 when Norway became independent of Denmark, but was promised to Sweden. Norwegians began to push for true independence by embracing democracy and attempting to act as a sovereign nation. Part of this nationalist movement was directed to the development of an independent Norwegian language. Two major paths were available: modify the elite’s Danish, or attempt to undo centuries of foreign rule and work with the commoners’ Norwegian. Both approaches were attempted.
