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Northern Karelian Language
Northern Karelian (also called: White Sea Karelian, Viena Karelian and North Karelian) () is one of the two dialects of Karelian Proper language, Karelian Proper. Northern Karelian is spoken in White Karelia, and is spoken by some in , and Kuhmo in Finland. Northern Karelian is the most mutually intelligible Karelian dialect to Finnish language, Finnish Language speakers. Northern Karelian differs from South Karelian due to its inclusion of the voiceless consonants p, t, k, s and š. It also differs due to its more common usage of the š [sh/see] letter more than in Karelian dialects. Location Northern Karelian is spoken in the northernmost parts of the Republic of Karelia, which is called White Karelia and in , and Kuhmo, Finland. Specifically it is spoken in the parishes of , , Kestenga, Kiestinki, Kostomuksha, Kontokki, , Panozero, Paanajärvi, , Suomussalmi, Kalevala, Russia, Uhtua, , and Voknavolok, Vuokkiniemi. Examples The following example is from Petroskoi in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savonian Dialects
The Savo dialects (also called Savonian dialects or Savo Finnish) () are forms of the Finnish language spoken in Savo and other parts of Eastern Finland. Finnish dialects are grouped broadly into Eastern and Western varieties; Savo dialects are of the Eastern variety. Savo dialects are the most widely distributed Finnish dialect group (setting aside the higher-level east/west split mentioned above). They are spoken in Savo (both North and South Savo), but also in North Karelia, parts of Päijät-Häme, Central Finland, Kainuu, Koillismaa district of Northern Ostrobothnia, the lake section between Southern and Central Ostrobothnia as far north as Evijärvi and in the municipalities of Pudasjärvi and the Southern part of Ranua in Lapland. Also the language spoken by the Forest Finns in Värmland and Norwegian Hedmark of Central Scandinavia belonged to the old Savo dialects. The geographical area the Savo dialects cover makes up one-third the area of Finland. History The Savo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
