Original: Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being BokmÃ l/O. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the time.
Simplified: Nynorsk (New Norwegian) is one of the two officially standards of the Norwegian language, the other being BokmÃ l/O. It is based on Norwegian dialects and was created by Ivar Aasen during the 19th century to show a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language (upon which BokmÃ l is based) which was commonly written in Norway at the time.