karjalaine

Livvi

Karjalaizet.

Etymology

From Karjal (“Karelia”) +‎ -laine. Akin to Finnish karjalainen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrjɑlɑi̯ne/
• Hyphenation: kar‧ja‧lai‧ne

Noun

karjalaine (genitive karjalaizen, partitive karjalaistu)

1. Karelian (person)

Adjective

karjalaine (genitive karjalaizen, partitive karjalaistu)

1. Karelian

Usage notes

• Traditionally, the Livvi are considered part of the Karelians.

References

• N. Gilojeva, S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎^[1] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 12
• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 95