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Norwegian Language Council

Norwegian government agency for language policy
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Norwegian Language Council

Summary

Norwegian Language Council is a directorate in Norway[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (directorate_in_norway category, ranking #6 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norwegian Language Council is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Norwegian Language Council's head of government is recorded as Åse Wetås[4].
  • Norwegian Language Council's instance of is recorded as directorate in Norway[5].
  • Norwegian Language Council's instance of is recorded as language regulator[6].
  • Norwegian Language Council's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[7].
  • Norwegian Language Council's chairperson is recorded as Erik Ulfsby[8].
  • 2005 marks the founding of Norwegian Language Council[9].
  • Norwegian Language Council's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture of Norway[10].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as https://www.sprakradet.no/[11].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/English/[12].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Deutsch/[13].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Francais/[14].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Espanol/[15].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Nederlands/[16].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Russisk/[17].
  • Norwegian Language Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norwegian Language Council[18].
  • Norwegian Language Council's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][19].
  • Norwegian Language Council's phone number is recorded as +47-22-54-19-50[20].
  • Norwegian Language Council's replaces is recorded as Norwegian Language Council[21].
  • Norwegian Language Council's legal form is recorded as Q55190098[22].
  • Norwegian Language Council's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Språkrådet'}[23].
  • Norwegian Language Council's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Språkrådet'}[24].
  • Norwegian Language Council's Classification of the Functions of Government is recorded as 08 - Recreation, culture, and religion[25].
  • Norwegian Language Council's characteristic of is recorded as Bokmål[26].
  • Norwegian Language Council's characteristic of is recorded as Nynorsk[27].

Body

Founding

2005 marks the founding of Norwegian Language Council[9].

Leadership

Norwegian Language Council's chairperson is recorded as Erik Ulfsby[8].

Operations

Norwegian Language Council's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture of Norway[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Norwegian Language Council include The Language Council's sign language award[28], an award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 2018[31].

Why It Matters

Norwegian Language Council draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (directorate_in_norway category, ranking #6 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include The Language Council's sign language award[28], an award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 2018[31].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . dagbladet.no. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Johand199 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → Guri Melby, Erik Ulfsby
    Parent org → —
    Characteristic of → Bokmål, Nynorsk
    Country → Norway
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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