| | Russenorsk language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | As is common in the development of (An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages) pidgins and trade languages, the interaction of seamen, fishermen, and traders with no common language necessitated the creation of some minimal form of communication. |
 | | Some scholars do not classify Russenorsk as a (An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages) pidgin. |
 | | The (The revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917) Russian revolution of 1917 brought about an end to its use; it is reported that the last Norwegian-Russian trade occurred in 1923, marking the last use of Russenorsk. |
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