Template:Norwegian language

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Norwegian
norsk 
Pronunciation: /nɔrsk/
Spoken in: Norway and by people in Norwegian settlements in the United States[1]
Total speakers: 4.7 million[2] 
Ranking: 111
Language family: Indo-European
 Germanic
  North Germanic
   West Scandinavian[3]
    Norwegian 
Writing system: Latin (Norwegian variant
Official status
Official language in: Flag of Norway Norway
Nordic Council
Regulated by: Norwegian Language Council
Language codes
ISO 639-1: no – Norwegian
nbBokmål
nnNynorsk
ISO 639-2: nor – Norwegian
nobBokmål
nnoNynorsk
ISO 639-3: variously:
nor – Norwegian
nob – Bokmål
nno – Nynorsk
  1. ^ Kristoffersen, Gjert (2000). The Phonology of Norwegian. Oxford University Press, 1. ISBN 9780198237655. ; http://www.usenglish.org/foundation/research/lia/languages/norwegian.pdf
  2. ^ Statistics Norway. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
  3. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.); Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon, 11 Nar-Pd; Kunnskapsforlaget; Oslo; 1998; ISBN 82-573-0703-3