Landsmål

Or lands·maal

[lahnts-mawl]

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noun

Nynorsk.

Landsmål

/ ˈlɑːntsmoːl /

noun

another name for Nynorsk

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Riksmal, of Danish origin, is spoken by educated townsfolk; nationalists have promoted an invented "Norwegian" tongue called Landsmal, based on rural speech.