Original: As established by law and governmental policy , there are two official forms of written Norwegian - BokmÃ l ( literally '' book language '' ) and Nynorsk ( literally '' new Norwegian '' ) . The Norwegian Language Council is responsible for regulating the two forms , and recommends the terms '' Norwegian BokmÃ l '' and '' Norwegian Nynorsk '' in English .
Simplified: Two forms of the language exist : bokmÃ l ( which means '' book language '' ) and nynorsk ( which means '' new Norwegian '' ) .