Comments on: Hemsedal Drops Nynorsk in Schools After 85 Years

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:01:28 +0000

Nynorsk has got to go, I live in Aukra which is Nynorsk, most of the families in my area comes from Molde which is Bokmål, every year there is a fight between the 1st grade parents on which language should be taught, it usually ends up with the class being split in two. This is not conducive to effective learning of the Norwegian language, once they become adults the Nynorsk becomes pointless as everything apart from text on NRK is in Bokmål. Children would be far better off with more intensive english lessens or learning a third language at an earlier stage than wasting time on Nynorsk.

By: Bernard Hermanson

Bernard Hermanson — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:12:47 +0000

As a non-native, I can comment and say it makes sense to me to switch. But I do not live there and my comment should not have any influence at all. Doing ancestral research, I wish I could find a translator app for both Nynorsk and Old Norsk. Some of the words look familiar, BUT I know that they do not have the same meaning. I have so many documents from relatives and using GOOGLE translate(bokmal) gives me some very odd phrases that make no sense.

By: Paula Eischens

Paula Eischens — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:00:26 +0000

Helpful for me. My ancestors were from Hemsedal and I have cousins living there still on the same farms. I studied 3 years of Bokmål in Mpls, Mn.
Would be good to use sometime. Had 2 trips cancelled with Covid restrictions.
Interesting!!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:07:43 +0000

Bokmål 100%