nietsjevaa

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• njed sjuvaa

Etymology

From Russian ничего (ničevo), contaminated by njet or by Russian нечего (nečevo)

Pronunciation

Possible examples:

• IPA^(key): /njetʃeˈʋoː/ (Norwegian accent)
• IPA^(key): /nʲɪt͡ɕɪˈvo/ (Russian accent)

Interjection

nietsjevaa

1. no problem, so-so

References

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