Norwegian consists of two distinct dialects, bokmål and nynorsk. Both are part of the Scandinavian language family of the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, and both have equal status in Norway. Bokmål (literally "book language") is used primarily in the cities. Most newspapers and television and radio broadcasts are in bokmål, which is closely related to Danish. Nynorsk is a dialect that was formed in the mid-1800s from the rural dialects of Norwegian, in a conscious effort to separate the Norwegian language from Danish.