Phrase guide

Savo Finnish

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or spoken or written in Savo Finnish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A dialect of Finnish, also called Savonian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A system with tone bound to the second vowel of a prosodic word is found in Savo Finnish, where the second syllable nucleus has tone if the first syllable nucleus contains a single segment, ... (Studies in Slavic and General Linguistics, Vol. 3, p. 91, 1983)

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History

Etymology

Savo + Finnish.