Northern Karelian dialect
Northern Karelian | |
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North Karelian White Sea Karelian Viena Karelian | |
Vienankarjala | |
Native to | Russia and Finland |
Region | White Sea Karelia |
Uralic
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Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | krl |
Glottolog | nort2673 |
![]() Karelian Proper consists of 1a |
Northern Karelian (also called: White Sea Karelian, Viena Karelian and North Karelian) (North Karelian: Vienankarjala) is a dialect of Karelian Proper, which is itself a supradialect of the Karelian language.[3] Northern Karelian is mostly spoken in White Karelia in Russia, and is spoken in Hietajärvi , Kuivajärvi and Kuhmo in Finland.[4] Northern Karelian is the most mutually intelligible dialect to Finnish Language speakers.[5]
Location
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Northern Karelian is spoken in the northernmost parts of the Republic of Karelia, which is called White Karelia and in Hietajärvi , Kuivajärvi and Kuhmo, Finland. Specifically it is spoken in the parishes of Jyskyjärvi , Kieretti , Kiestinki, Kontokki, Oulanka , Paanajärvi, Pistojärvi , Suomussalmi, Uhtua, Usmana , Vitsataipale and Vuokkiniemi.[6]
Example:[7]
North Karelian | Finnish | English |
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Ennein vanhah karjalaiset varattih riähkyä. | Ennen vanhaan karjalaiset varoivat tekemästä syntiä. | In the old days, Karelians were careful not to sin. |
Dialectal features
[edit]In Northern Karelian, the š [sh/see] letter is used more than in other Karelian dialects.
References
[edit]- ^ Change in the regulation by the president of Finland about European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, 27.11.2009 (in Finnish)
- ^ "Законодательные акты: О государственной поддержке карельского, вепсского и финского языков в Республике Карелия". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.0 - Northern Karelian". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Karjala – kieli, murre ja paikka". Kotimaisten kielten keskus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Vienankarjala | Karjalan Sivistysseura" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Murteet | Karjalan Sivistysseura" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Näyte vienankarjalasta | Karjalan Sivistysseura" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.