Norwegian language

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Norwegian is the official language of Norway, but it is also spoken

Norwegian is the official language of Norway, but it is also spoken
in America, Canada and other countries.
About 5 million people speak Norwegian.

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History of Norwegian literature starts in the 9th century.
In the 20th

History of Norwegian literature starts in the 9th century. In the 20th
century, three Norwegian novelists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature .

Page from a Norwegian play

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Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903.

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Knut Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the book

Knut Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the book
"Markens grøde" ("Growth of the Soil") in 1920.

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Sigrid Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928.

Sigrid Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928.

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5 Astonishing Facts about Norwegian language

5 Astonishing Facts about Norwegian language

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Fact № 1

There are two official forms of written Norwegian –

Fact № 1 There are two official forms of written Norwegian –
Bokmål (literally "book tongue") and Nynorsk (literally "new Norwegian").

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Fact № 2

Norwegian is a pitch accent language with two distinct pitch

Fact № 2 Norwegian is a pitch accent language with two distinct
patterns, just like Swedish. They are used to differentiate two-syllable words with otherwise identical pronunciation.

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Fact № 3

The Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters, but the letters c,

Fact № 3 The Norwegian alphabet has 29 letters, but the letters
q, w, x and z are only used in loanwords.

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Fact № 4

In Norwegian, there are both definite and indefinite articles. The

Fact № 4 In Norwegian, there are both definite and indefinite articles.
indefinite article comes before a noun. The definite article does not come before the noun. It is attached to the end of the noun. Then we say that the noun is in the definite form.
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