NORWEGIAN, BOKMAAL: a language of Norway

Between the 14th and 15th editions this language code was retired from use.
Reason: The code for the language was simply changed.
Remedy:  Change all instances of NRR to nob

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).

SIL code: NRR

ISO 639-1: nb

ISO 639-2: nob

Population 4,250,000 including Nynorsk, 99.5% of population (1991 WA). Population total all countries 5,000,000 (1999 WA).
Region Also spoken in Canada, Ecuador, Sweden, UAE, USA.
Alternate names   BOKMAAL, RIKSMAAL, DANO-NORWEGIAN, NORWEGIAN
Dialects WESTERN NORWEGIAN (COASTAL NORWEGIAN), CENTRAL NORWEGIAN (MIDLAND NORWEGIAN), EASTERN NORWEGIAN (OSTLANDET), NORTHERN NORWEGIAN (TRONDELAAG, NORDLAND).
Classification Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish-Bokmal, Bokmal.
Comments Norwegian form of Danish and based on urban dialects. One of the two norms for written Norwegian. Spoken Norwegian has many dialects, grouped as shown under the dialect list. It was reported in 1971 that 82.5% of the pupils used Riksmaal as their main written language. Primarily urban. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. SVO. Bible 1834-1978.

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