Norn language
| Norn | |
|---|---|
| norn | |
| Native to | Scotland |
| Region | Northern Isles and Caithness |
| Extinct | c.1850, with the death of Walter Sutherland possibly after 1932 |
| Revival | exist |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
| Younger Futhark (original) Old Norse alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nrn |
nrn | |
| Glottolog | oldn1246 |
| Linguasphere | 52-AAA-ac |
Languages of Scotland around the early 15th century, based on placename evidence
Norn
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Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken in the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland) off the north coast of mainland Scotland and in Caithness in the far north of the Scottish mainland. After Orkney and Shetland were pledged to Scotland by Norway in 1468–69, it was gradually replaced by Scots. Norn is thought to have become extinct around 1850, after the death of Walter Sutherland, the language's last known speaker, though there are claims the language persisted as late as 1932.