Finnish Dialects and Regional Variation

Murteet ja Alueelliset Erot

About this concept

Regional variation: Western vs. Eastern dialects, Savo dialect features, Tavastian, Ostrobothnian. Pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar differences.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C2.

Examples

mää (Savo) = minäI (Savo dialect)

pittää (Eastern) = pitäämust (Eastern dialect)

nää (Tampere) = sinäyou (Tampere dialect)

mie (Karelia) = minäI (Karelian dialect)

More C2 concepts

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