Russenorsk
Sign in to saveRussenorsk (; , ; English: Russo-Norwegian) is an extinct dual-source "restricted pidgin" language formerly used in the Arctic, which combined elements of Russian and Norwegian. Russenorsk originated from Russian traders from Kola (north-western Russia) and Norwegian fishermen from Tromsø (northern Norway). It was used extensively in Northern Norway for about 150 years in the Pomor trade. Russenorsk is important as a test case for theories concerning pidgin languages since it was used far away from most of the other documented pidgins of the world.
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Vinony's link graph records 306 inbound references to Russenorsk, and connects out to Norwegian dialects, Pomors and Malay trade and creole languages.
Vinony files it under Barents Sea, Extinct languages of Europe and History of Finnmark.
Vinony links it to 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Language.name
- Russenorsk
- Language.altname
- Russonorsk
- Language.region
- Northern Norway
- Language.era
- 18th–20th centuries
- Language.familycolor
- Pidgin
- Language.family
- Russian–Norwegian pidgin
- Language.iso3
- none
- Language.linglist
- qcu
- Language.glotto
- russ1267
- Language.glottorefname
- Russenorsk
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Wikidata facts
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- topic's main category
- Category:Russenorsk language
- writing system
- Latin alphabet
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1920-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Phonology
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Examples
- Sentences
- See also
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Russenorsk (; , ; English: Russo-Norwegian) is an extinct dual-source "restricted pidgin" language formerly used in the Arctic, which combined elements of Russian and Norwegian. Russenorsk originated from Russian traders from Kola (north-western Russia) and Norwegian fishermen from Tromsø (northern Norway). It was used extensively in Northern Norway for about 150 years in the Pomor trade. Russenorsk is important as a test case for theories concerning pidgin languages since it was used far away from most of the other documented pidgins of the world.
As is common in the development of pidgins and trade languages, the interaction of fishermen and traders with no common language necessitated the creation of some minimal form of communication. Like all pidgins, Russenorsk had a rudimentary grammar and a restricted vocabulary, mostly composed of words essential to Arctic fishing and trade (fish, weather, etc.); however, Russenorsk was used outside of fishing and trade context during the off-season as it was not uncommon for Russians to remain in Norway during the winter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russenorsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.