urfolk

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk.

Noun[edit]

urfolk n (definite singular urfolket, indefinite plural urfolk, definite plural urfolka or urfolkene)

  1. indigenous people

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk.

Noun[edit]

urfolk n (definite singular urfolket, indefinite plural urfolk, definite plural urfolka)

  1. an indigenous people; a people that maintains an original culture
    Synonym: opphavsfolk (literally “original people”)
  2. an origin people that modern ones descend from
    Synonym: frumfolk

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