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Ny·norsk | \ nü-ˈnȯrsk 
, nyü-, nᵫ- \
, nyü-, nᵫ- \Definition of Nynorsk
: a literary form of Norwegian based on the spoken dialects of Norway — compare bokmål
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The first known use of Nynorsk was in 1931
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