Lake Peipus dialect (russian: Причудский говор) is a
Russian language variety spoken on both sides of the
Lake Peipus in
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
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Russia and some counties of
Estonia.
It originated as a mix of Pskov and Gdov dialects of the
Central Russian cluster. As many other dialects from this area, it is often considered to be transitional between
Russian and
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
. Lake Peipus dialects also include some loanwords from the
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
language.
The dialect has been studied and described by Olga Rovnova of the
University of Tartu who has conducted fieldwork in Russian
Old Believers' communities in Estonia.
Examples
Lake Peipus dialect:
Standard Russian:
Belarusian: Nia peckaj adziežu, chto myć i čyścić budzie?
English: Do not stain your clothes, who will wash and clean it?
References
{{Russian dialects
Russian dialects
Languages of Estonia