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junka

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Russenorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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junka

  1. a boy
  2. a son
  3. a child

References

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  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag