urfolk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk

Noun

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

indigenous people

Synonyms

urbefolkning

References

“urfolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“urfolk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ur- +‎ folk, after German Urvolk

Noun

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

indigenous people

References

“urfolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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