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Russenorsk
Etymology
Probably from Russian юнга (junga), from German Junge. Semantically and etymologically related to Norwegian unge (“a child, a young one”) and Russian юный (junyj).
Noun
junka
- a boy
- a son
- a child
References
- Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge , 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag