Claim: In the Norwegian (a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language) alphabet diacritic signs (é, è, ê, ó, ò, â, and ô) are not compulsory, but can be added to clarify the meaning of words (homonyms) that would otherwise be identical, with an example being ein gut ("a boy") versus éin gut ("one boy").
Evidence: The diacritic signs are not compulsory, but can be added to clarify the meaning of words (homonyms) that would otherwise be identical. Nynorsk uses several letters with diacritic signs: é, è, ê, ó, ò, â, and ô. One example is ein gut ("a boy") versus éin gut ("one boy"). Nynorsk (translates to "New Norwegian") is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. Bokmål is mostly spelled without diacritic signs. The only exception is one word of Norwegian origin, namely fôr, to be distinguished from for (see below) as well as any subsequent compound words, eg kåpefôr (coat lining) and dyrefôr (animal feed). Bokmål (UK: /ˈbuːkmɔːl/, US: /ˈbʊk-, ˈboʊk-/; literally "book tongue") is an official written standard for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk. Norwegian (Norwegian: norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language.