Urban East Norwegian, also known as Standard East Norwegian (Bokmål: standard østnorsk, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈstɑ̀ndɑr ˈœ̂stnɔʂk]), is a Norwegian dialect spoken in Oslo and its surrounding metropolitan area. In Eastern Norway, Urban East Norwegian is generally accepted as the de facto spoken standard of Bokmål.[1][2]

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Urban East Norwegian
standard østnorsk
Pronunciation	Urban East Norwegian: [ˈstɑ̀ndɑr ˈœ̂stnɔʂk]
Native to	Norway
Language family	Indo-European Germanic North Germanic West Scandinavian Norwegian Urban East Norwegian
Early forms	Old West Norse Old Norwegian Middle Norwegian Norwegian Dano-Norwegian
Standard forms	Bokmål (written)
Writing system	Latin (Norwegian alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Norway Nordic Council
Regulated by	Norwegian Language Council
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Urban East Norwegian is considered a dialect of Modern Norwegian with roots in Eastern Norwegian elites' pronunciation of Danish (Dano-Norwegian). It is markedly different from the traditional Norwegian dialects in Eastern Norway, with which it has co-existed with for centuries.^{[citation needed]} The labels "Standard East Norwegian" and "Urban East Norwegian" are not in common use in Norway.^{[citation needed]}

History

As of 2000, Urban East Norwegian was the most commonly taught variety of Norwegian to foreign students.[2]

Phonology

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