West Nordic language

C4118 concept

A West Nordic language is a North Germanic language variety spoken in the western Nordic region, primarily including Icelandic, Faroese, and sometimes Norwegian dialects with shared historical and structural features.

Observed surface forms (5)

  • Norwegian language variety ×2
  • North Germanic language variety ×1
  • Old Norse variety ×1
  • Scandinavian language ×1
  • West Scandinavian language ×1

Instances (6)

  • Faroese language
  • Old East Norse via concept surface "Old Norse variety"
  • Bokmål via concept surface "Norwegian language variety"
  • Riksmål via concept surface "Norwegian language variety"
  • Gutnish via concept surface "North Germanic language variety"
  • Norn via concept surface "West Scandinavian language"