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det norske

09:10 Oct 12, 2021
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Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Anthropology
Norwegian term or phrase: det norske
This is an interesting one, I think. I'm translating an article within anthropology about Sami communities and identity. The article speaks both about "'det norske' and 'det samiske' and I need an equally elegant and concise way to articulate this in English. Because the original is so broad, I'm struggling to find anything that doesn't feel reductive, and a direct translation of the original feels too staccato to me, even if it would be understood.

From the text:
Gullestad skriver at familien ble identifisert med det norske, og at følelsen av underlegenhet hang fast i at deres kulturelle assimilasjon ikke ble akseptert av andre nordmenn.

Hvordan påvirker hennes opptatthet av hverdagsliv og livshistorier den måten hun analyserer Einars besvær med å finne et velfungerende språk om hva det samiske betyr for han?

Samtidig er fortellingene, eller sporene av det samiske og det kvenske, så utvisket og utydelige at han har vanskeligheter med å finne de begrepene og fortellermessige grepene som kan ivareta den kompleksitet, taushet og de mange motsetningene som er i det stedet som han er vokst opp i.
Michael Purvis


Summary of answers provided
4 +1the Norwegian way of life
Vedis Bjørndal
3the Norwegian paradigm
Adrian MM.


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the Norwegian way of life


Explanation:
Or: the Norwegian traditional way of life
The Sami (traditional) way of life

It seems OK with me in this type of text

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: Norwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble: Or just ‘Norwegian ways’. https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Ways-Bent-Vanberg/dp/006092...
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the Norwegian paradigm


Explanation:
- paradigm as a sociological or anthropological buzzword, rather than culture or 'ideal'.

Sami: 'don't call me Eskimo'.

Example sentence(s):
  • TOWARDS AN "INDIGENOUS PARADIGM" FROM A SAMI PERSPECTIVE R. Kuokkanen Published 2000 Sociology
  • Definition of paradigm · 1 : example, pattern especially : an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype …

    Reference: http://www.ndcg.ie/exhibitions/paradigm
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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