mangeli Klokka
Russenorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian Nynorsk er klokka mange? (or a similar phrase, such as dialectal e ho mang ho klokka?). The determiner mangeli contains particle li derived from Russian ли (li). Alternatively, a calque of Russian сколько времени? (skolʹko vremeni?)).
Pronunciation edit
Unknown. Possible examples:
Phrase edit
- what time is it?
- Mangeli Klokka paa ju?
- What's time on your (watch)?
References edit
- Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 117