Language

Norwegian

Norwegian is a macrolanguage in the Indo-European family spoken in 13 countries.

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Scripture in Norwegian

A complete Bible is reported in Norwegian.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Norwegian is spoken

  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Ecuador
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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About Norwegian

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
nor
Glottocode
norw1258
Also known as
Norwegian: Western

Languages grouped as Norwegian 2

ISO 639-3 treats Norwegian as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Norwegian shows the best status among them.

Dialects and varieties 10

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Norwegian as a whole.

  • Central EastNo known Scripture
  • NordnorskNo known Scripture
  • NorthernNo known Scripture
  • Norwegian BokmålNo known Scripture
  • Norwegian NynorskNo known Scripture
  • ØstnorskNo known Scripture
  • TrønderskNo known Scripture
  • TrondskNo known Scripture
  • VestnorskNo known Scripture
  • WesternNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.