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Use these phonetic respellings as mimicry aids. They will get you close. If you can put a little roll on the r's, you'll be even closer.
Telelaget (tehl leh lahg eh)
Def: Organization of people from Telemark
lag - (lahg)
Def: An organization with a common interest, area, or purpose.
Fellesraad (fehll ehs rohd)
Def: A council for a group of organizations.
bygd (bihg-d)
Def: A region or district (tied together by shared traditions)
bygdelag (bihg duh-laag)
Def: An organization from a common area.
fylke (fil-keh)
Def: a Norwegian county similar to a US state
kommune (koh-myoo-nah)
pl. kommuner (koh-myoo-nehr) If you can’t roll the r, swallow it.
Def: a Norwegian municipality similar to a US county.
stevne (stehv-naw)/stevner (stehv-nehr)
Regionally dependent; plural or singular. If you can’t roll the r, swallow it.
Def: A meeting or convention
bunad (boo-nawd)
pl. bunader (boo-naw-dehr) If you can’t roll the r, swallow it.
Def: Norwegian folk costume
rosemaling (rohz-maw-lihng)
Def: floral folk painting
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