Nynorsk

Nynorsk ('new Norwegian') is one of the two official, standard varieties of the Norwegian language in Norway. It has been designed to replace Bokmål ('Book Language'), the other official standard, which bears a heavy heritage from Danish as it was spoken in Norway during the time the country was under Danish rule. Nynorsk, initially called Landmål ('country language') was carefully elaborated by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century. It is based on the dialects that already existed in Norway and therefore avoids Danish influences.