han bur pao, e tao, ska ti Hovda

English translation: he lives at, is from, is going to Hovda

22:56 Jul 22, 2009
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
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Norwegian term or phrase: han bur pao, e tao, ska ti Hovda
This line comes from a linguistic discussion of the etymology of the Norwegian place-name Hovda: "Namnet vert umkr. 1550 skrive Hofde. Det vert no sagt Hovda; han bur pao, e tao, ska ti Hovda."
Timoshka
Local time: 09:57
English translation:he lives at, is from, is going to Hovda
Explanation:
This is kind of a phonetic impression of the dialect spoken at Hovda, not unlike the more well-known Voss dialect. Typical is the sound ao for the letter å. It is pronounced quite like the OW in powwow.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 15:57
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Mange tak! Your translation and explanation were invaluable to me!
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4 +2he lives at, is from, is going to Hovda
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he lives at, is from, is going to Hovda


Explanation:
This is kind of a phonetic impression of the dialect spoken at Hovda, not unlike the more well-known Voss dialect. Typical is the sound ao for the letter å. It is pronounced quite like the OW in powwow.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 15:57
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PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Mange tak! Your translation and explanation were invaluable to me!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bjørnar Magnussen
1 hr

agree  absciarretta: Hehe, stemmer det. Men er det ikke samme dialekt som "Stao nao pao"?
1 day 8 hrs
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