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Norwegian Bokmål (nb)

Complete reference for the nb locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Locale reference

Locale metadata

BCP 47 codenb
Native nameNorsk bokmål
English nameNorwegian Bokmål
Languagenb
RegionNone (base locale)
ScriptLatn
Text directionLeft-to-right (LTR)
CLDR plural categoriesone, other
Estimated speakers~5,000,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14.09.2026
Medium14. sep. 2026
Long14. september 2026
Fullmandag 14. september 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1 234 567,89
Currency (USD)9,99 USD
Percent75 %
Compact1,2 mill.

RelativeTimeFormat

for 3 døgn siden

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples, oranges og bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by nb: one, other

oneExample number: 1
one
otherExample number: 100
other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl
// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['nb', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});
react-intl
// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/nb.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="nb" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}
i18next
// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'nb',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'nb': {
        translation: require('./locales/nb/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;

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