terveh taloih

Livvi

Livvi phrasebook

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Etymology

Literally: "Hello into the house!".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʲerʋeh ˈtɑloi̯h/
• Hyphenation: ter‧veh ta‧loih

Interjection

terveh taloih

1. hello, greetings!

Usage notes

• Used when entering someone's house, greeting the residents of that house.

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 10
• Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 12