One of the two major written standards (language variants) ofNorwegian.
2023 October 5, Philip Oltermann, “Jon Fosse’s Nobel prize announces his overdue arrival on the global stage”, inThe Guardian[1],→ISSN:
While 85-90% of Norwegians today use Bokmål as their written standard,Nynorsk is only used by about 10-15% of the population. Fosse’s English translator Damion Searls says manyNynorsk speakers see him “as a kind of national hero” for his championing of the language.
