Norwegian! A North Germanic Language of Norway

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This video is all about the Norwegian language, a North Germanic language spoken in Norway! * Click for a free account at NorwegianClass101: ► ◄

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Special thanks to Jens N. Nielsen for his Bokmål samples and help, as well as René Mikalsen for his Nynorsk samples.

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Music

The song accompanying Paul's life-changing jokes: “Sax Attack” by Dougie Wood.
Outro: “Gisele Revisited” by South London HiFi.

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00:00 Brainstorming session with Mickey
00:40 The origin and classification of Norwegian
01:55 The origins of Bokmål and Nynorsk
04:27 Bokmål pronunciation & Orthography
09:16 Bokmål grammar
13:59 Side by side comparison of Bokmål and Nynorsk
17:51 Final comments
18:22 The Question of the Day