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Which languages are included in the North Germanic branch?

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Thematic map of Europe displaying the distribution of Germanic languages, with different colors indicating regions where English, German, Netherlandic (Dutch), Frisian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese are spoken. Striped areas mark regions where bilingualism is common, and language regions cover countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and parts of surrounding countries. — Germanic languages Distribution of the Germanic languages in Europe.

The North Germanic branch of the Germanic languages consists of five primary languages:

Danish
Swedish
Norwegian (including Dano-Norwegian and New Norwegian)
Icelandic
Faroese

These languages are often categorized into two subgroups: East Scandinavian, which includes Danish and Swedish, and West Scandinavian, which comprises Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.12