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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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