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- Also called:
- RiksmÄl
- Related Topics:
- Dano-Norwegian language
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BokmÄl
Norwegian language
Also known as: Book Language, Official Language, RiksmÄl
BokmĂ„l, a literary form of Norwegian developed by the gradual reform of written Danish in conformity to Norwegian usage. BokmĂ„l means in Norwegian âbook languageâ and RiksmĂ„l approximately âofficial languageâ (meaning literally, âlanguage of the kingdomâ).
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