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Karelian
Posted: 2018-03-09, 10:54
by Antea
An introductory lesson to Karelian language, spoken in Russian.
https://youtu.be/YzLzTlIVtYo
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-03-09, 11:04
by Antea
Magazine in Karelian language.
http://omamua.ru/
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-03-09, 14:40
by Linguaphile
Thank you! There's also:
Counting in KarelianFor the Livvi-Karelian (Olonets) dialect:
Learn Livvi Karelian Categories include greetings, food, numbers, animals, colors, calendar words.
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-03-23, 23:22
by Massimiliano B
A forum in Karelian language about different subjects (among which, the Karelian language):
https://opastajat.net/forum/
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-05-27, 21:25
by Linguaphile
Numbers:
0 = nolla
1 = yksi
2 = kakši
3 = kolme
4 = neljjä
5 = viizi
6 = kuuži
7 = seiččemän
8 = kahekšan
9 = yhekšän
10 = kymmenen
11 = yksitoista = yksitoistakymmendä
12 = kakšitoista = kakšitoistakymmendä
13 = kolmetoista = kolmetoistakymmendä
20 = kakšikymmendä
21 = kakšikymmendä yksi
22 = kakšikymmendä kakši
30 = kolmekymmendä
31 = kolmekymmendä yksi
32 = kolmekymmendä kakši
40 = neljjäkymmendä
50 = viizikymmendä
60 = kuužikymmendä
70 = seiččemänkymmendä
80 = kahekšankymmendä
90 = yhekšänkymmendä
100 = šada
1000 = tuhatta
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-05-28, 16:43
by Linguaphile
Colors:
valgei = white
sinine = blue
vihandu = green
keldaine = yellow
kelduruspakko = oranževoi = orange
ruskei = red
fiolietovoi = purple
maksankarvaine = brown
mustu = black
harmai = grey
rouzovoi = pink
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-06-24, 1:52
by Linguaphile
Part of the body in Northern Karealian followed by Livvi-Karelian (Olonets) & English translation
piä - piä - head
näkö - nägö - face
hivus - hivus - hair
silmä - silmy - eye
nenä - nenä - nose
suu - suu - mouth
huuli - huuli - lip
kieli - kieli - tongue
korva - korvu - ear
kakla - kaglu - neck (back)
niska - nišku - neck (front)
olka - olgupiä - shoulder
kynkä - kyynäspiä - elbow
käsi - käzi - arm, hand
sormi - sormi - finger
selkä - selgy - back
rinta - rinta - chest
jalka - jalgu - leg, foot
polvi - polvi - knee
nahka - hibju - skin
syväin - syväin - heart
aivot - aivot - brain
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2018-09-04, 13:29
by Linguaphile
Declension of '
meččy' (forest) in Livvi-Karelian (Olonets/Aunus)
SingularNominative:
meččy Nominative-accusative:
meččyGenitive-accusative:
mečänGenitive:
mečänPartitive:
meččiäIllative:
meččähInessive:
mečäs Elative:
mečäspäi Allative:
mečäle Adessive:
mečäl Ablative:
mečälpäi Translative:
mečäkse Essive:
mečänny Abessive:
mečätä =
mečättähInstructive:
mečän Comitative:
mečänke
PluralNominative:
mečätAccusative:
mečät Genitive:
meččinPartitive:
meččiIllative:
meččih Elative:
meččispäi Allative:
meččile Adessive:
meččil Ablative:
meččilpäi Translative:
meččikse Essive:
meččinny Abessive:
meččitä =
meččittähInstructive:
meččin Comitative:
meččinke for comparison
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2019-02-25, 4:06
by Linguaphile
Conversational phrases in Livvi-Karelian (Olonets)
Terveh! = Hello!
Terveh tulgoa! = Welcome!
Hyviä huondestu! = Good morning!
Hyviä päiviä! = Good afternoon !
Hyviä ildua! = Good evening!
Kuibo tervehys? = How are you?
Hyvin = Fine
Ole hyvä = Please
Passibo = Kiitos = Thank you
Suuret passibot! = Thank you very much!
Prosti = Excuse me
Andiekse = I'm sorry
Äijängo se maksau? = How much does it cost?
Pagizetgo sinä karjalakse? = Do you speak Livvi-Karelian?
Minä pagizen karjalakse. = I speak Livvi-Karelian.
suomekse = Finnish
vepsäkse = Veps
eestikse = Estonian
ven'akse = Russian
saksakse = German
ruočikse = Swedish
englantikse = English
Minä ellendän = I understand.
Minä en ellendä = I don't understand.
Kuibo on sinun nimi? = What is your name?
Minun nimi om = My name is
Nägemizih! = See you!
Jiä tervehekse = Goodbye [lit stay well]
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2021-01-17, 14:03
by chitae
There is a wrong flag issue at the page
https://forum.unilang.org/app.php/lang_info,
concerning karelians. The right one should be else:
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2021-01-17, 19:29
by chitae
Example of the Viena karelian dialect with finnish subtitles. It's really worth to listen to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7NZZW-oDkQ
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2021-01-18, 16:51
by chitae
Traditional karelian song (in Livvi dialect)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmC8vi2_BAY► Show Spoiler
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
konsabo meille gostjah tulloh,
gostjah tulloh?
Mustapiäl pietenisänä, pietenisänä
minun vel´el suovattana, suovattana
minun miiloi pyhänpiän, pyhänpiän.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
midäbö heille syötetäh, syötetäh?
Mustapiäl leibiä de leibiä
minunn vel´el kalittoo, kalittoo
minun miiloi piiraidu, piiraidu.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
midäpä heille juotetah, juotetah?
Mustapiäl tsoojuo da tsoojuo
minun vel´el kofeidu, kofeidu
minun miiloi piivoa da piivoa.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
kunneba heijät muat pannah, muat pannah?
Mustapiäl perttih ja perttih
minun vel´el gornitsaa ja gornitsaa
minun miiloi tsardakkaa ja tsardakkaa.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
midapä heille ual pannah, ual pannah?
Mustapiäl posteli, posteli
minun vel´el perinä, perinä
minun miiloi buhovoit, buhovoit.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
midäpä heille kattiekse, kattiekse?
Mustapiäl vuattaa da vuattaa
minun vel´el odjuala, odjuala
minun miiloi barhattaa, barhattaa.
Ruskie neitsyt, valkie neitsyt
sano sinä, sano sinä
kedäpä heille rinnalle, rinnalle?
Mustapiäl Muarjaa da Muarjaa
minun vel´el Duarjaa da Duarjaa
minun miiloi itseni, itseni.
► Show Spoiler
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
when do our visitors come,
visitors come?
Black-haired on Friday
my brother on Saturday
my lover on Sunday
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
what do we fed to them, fed to them?
Bread for the black-haired one
Karelian pasties for my brother
Pies for my lover
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
what do we give them to drink?
Tea for the black-haired one
Coffee for my brother
Beer for my lover
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
where do we put them to sleep?
Black-haired one in the cabin
My brother in the chamber
My lover in the attic
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
what do we give for them to lay on?
A bed for the black-haired
A featherbed for my brother
Hays for my lover
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
what do we cover them with?
Hides for the black-haired one
Blanker for my brother
Velvet for my lover
Redhead maiden, blond maiden
you tell me, you tell me
who will be alongside them?
Maria for the black-haired one
Darya for my brother
Me myself for my lover
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2021-02-21, 19:49
by chitae
Linguaphile wrote:Conversational phrases in Livvi-Karelian (Olonets)
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Minä ellendän = I don't understand.
Minä en ellendä = I don't understand.
I hope the first expression means " i understand"
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2021-02-21, 21:25
by Linguaphile
chitae wrote:Linguaphile wrote:Conversational phrases in Livvi-Karelian (Olonets)
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Minä ellendän = I don't understand.
Minä en ellendä = I don't understand.
I hope the first expression means " i understand"
Yep! Thanks for catching it. I've made the correction.
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2022-05-15, 16:41
by Linguaphile
North Karelian sentences(from
UraTyp)
Kun ruohtinnet lähtie, ni läkkä meijen kera = if you dare to go, come with us
kun = if
ruohtinnet = you dare (-ne- = potential + -t 2s)
lähtie = to go (infinitive)
ni = sp
läkkä = go (imperative 2s)
meijen = us (genitive)
kera = with
Läksimä meččäh päivän nouššešša = we went to the forest when the sun came up
läksimä = we went
meččäh = to the forest (illative)
päivän = day (genitive)
nouššešša = rising (infinitive + šša = inessive)
Oššan kirjan = I will buy a book
oššan = I buy (1s)
kirjan = book (genitive)
Oššan kirjua = I am buying a book
oššan = I buy (1s)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Olen ostamašša kirjua = I am buying a book
olen = I am
ostamašša = buying (-ma- = supine + šša = inessive)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Ota kirja! = take the book!
ota = take (imperative)
kirja = book (nominative)
Elä ota kirjua! = don't take the book!
elä = don't (negative imperative)
ota = take (imperative)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Štolalla on leipyä = there is some bread on the table
štolalla = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leipyä = bread (partitive)
Štolalla on leipä = there is a [loaf of] bread on the table
štolalla = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leipä = bread (nominative)
Poika näki kontien da juokši poiš = the boy saw the bear and ran away
poika = boy (nominative)
näki = saw (past 3s)
kontien = bear (genitive)
da = and
juokši = ran (past 3s)
poiš = away
Mie olen nyt kirjoittamašša = I am now writing
mie = I
olen = I am
nyt = now
kirjoittamašša = writing (kirjoitta = write + -ma- = supine + šša = inessive)
Olen lähtömäššä = I am about to leave
olen = I am
lähtömäššä = going (lähtö- = go + -mä- = supine + -ššä = inessive)
Hiän oli jo männyt muata = he has already gone to bed now
hiän = he
oli = was
jo = already
männyt = gone (participle)
muata = to sleep (infinitive)
Söisin leivän = I would eat the bread
söisin = I would eat (sö = eat + -isi- = conditional + -n = 1s)
leivän = bread (genitive)
Jos paistasit leivän, ni mie söisin sen = if you would bake a (loaf of) bread, I would eat it
jos = if
paistasit = you would bake (paista = bake, -si- = conditional + -t 2s)
leivän = bread (genitive)
ni = so
mie = I
söisin = I would eat (sö = eat + -isi- = conditional + -n = 1s)
sen = it (genitive)
Hiän paiskah, mie en välitä = let him speak, I don't care
hiän = he/she
paiskah = let speak (jussive 3s)
mie = I
en = I don't (1s negative)
välitä = care (connegative)
Kun kunnolla ruovat, nii tulou palkka = if you work well, then you will get paid
kun = if
kunnolla = well
ruovat = you work (2s)
nii = so
tulou = it comes (3s)
palkka = pay, wages, salary
Hiän on opaštaja = she is a teacher
hiän = he/she
on = is
opaštaja = teacher
Hiän oli opaštaja = she was a teacher
hiän = he/she
oli = is
opaštaja = teacher
Tuattoni ruatau opaštajana = my dad is working as a teacher
tuattoni = my dad (-ni = 1s possessive)
ruatau = he works (3s)
opaštajana = as a teacher (-na = essive)
Opaštumatta on jykie šuaha hyvyä työtä = it is hard to get a good job without learning
oppaštumatta = without learning (opaštu = learn + -ma- = supine + tta = abessive)
on = is
jykie = hard, difficult
šuaha = to get (infinitive)
hyvyä = good (partitive)
työtä = work (partitive)
Täššä ruatah hyvin = here people work well
täššä = here
ruatah = they work (3p)
hyvin = well
Juo čajjuo! = drink tea!
juo = drink (imperative)
čajjuo = tea (partitive)
Elä šitä kirveštä ota! = don't take this ax!
elä = don't (negative imperative)
šitä = this (partitive)
kirveštä = ax (partitive)
ota = take
Kirjotan runon = I'll write a poem
kirjotan = I write
runon = poem (genitive)
Pojat ollah pität = the boys are tall
pojat = boys (plural)
ollah = they are (3p)
pität = tall (plural)
Tyttö muuttu jouččenekši = the girl turns into a swan
tyttö = girl
muuttu = she changes (3s)
jouččenekši = into a swan (-kši = translative)
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2022-05-15, 18:37
by Linguaphile
Livvi Karelian (Aunuse Karelian, Olonets) sentences(from
UraTyp)
Nosta takki lattielpäi = take the jacket up from the floor
nosta = take up, raise (imperative 2s)
takki = jacket
lattielpäi = from the floor ([-lpäi = ablative)
Älä tädä kniigua luve = don't read this book
älä = don't (negative imperative)
tädä = this (partitive)
kniigua = book (partitive)
luve = read (connegative)
Kirjuta kirjaine sizärelles! = write a letter to your sister!
kirjuta = write (imperative)
kirjaine = letter
sizärelles to your sister (sizäre = sister (genitive) + -lle- = allative + -s 2s possessive)
Ečin tytärdäni = I'm looking for my daughter
ečin = I look for (1s)
tytärdäni = my daughter (tytär = daughter + dä = partitive + ni 1s possessive)
Myö juoksimmo sillan alle = we ran under the bridge
myö = we
juoksimmo = we ran (1p past)
sillan = bridge (genitive)
alle = under
Muaman kodih tulduu rubeimmo yhtes pastamah = when Mother came home we started to bake together
muaman = mother (genitive)
kodih = to home (illative)
tulduu = came (past participle)
rubeimmo = we started (1p past)
yhtes = together
pastamah = to bake (-ma- = supine + -h = illative
Muamo lämmitti päčin = Mother heated up the oven
muamo = mother
lämmitti = heated (3s past)
päčin = oven (genitive)
Muamo lämmitti päččii = Mother was heating the oven
muamo = mother
lämmitti = heated (3s past)
päččii = oven (partitive)
Ota avain! = take the key!
ota = take (imperative)
avain = key (nominative)
Älä ota avaindu! = don't take the key!
älä = don't (negative imperative)
ota = take
avaindu = key (partitive)
Leiby on stolal = the bread is on the table
leiby = bread (nominative)
on = is
stolal = on the table (adessive)
Stolal on leibiä = there is some bread on the table
stolal = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leibiä = bread (partitive)
Tyttö nägi mečäs kondien da juoksi iäres = the girl saw a bear in the forest and ran away
tyttö = girl (nominative)
nägi = saw (3s past)
mečäs = in forest (inessive)
kondien = bear (genitive)
da = and
juoksi = she ran (3s past)
iäres = away
Olen kaččomas televiizorua = I am watching tv
olen = I am
kaččomas = watching (kaččo- = watch + -ma- = supine + -s = inessive)
televiizorua = television (partitive)
Lähten Suomeh, ostan piiruadu = I'll go to Finland and by a pie
lähten = I go (1s)
Suomeh = to Finland (illative)
ostan = I buy
piiruadu = pie (partitive)
Olen lähtemäs pihale = I am going to the yard
olen = I am
lähtemäs = going (lähte- = go + -mä- = supine + -s = inessive)
pihale = to the yard (allative)
Konzu havačuin, oldih muut jo lähtietty muarjah = when I woke up, the others had already left to pick berries
konzu = when
havačuin = I awoke (1s)
oldih = they were (3p)
muut = the others (plural)
jo = already
lähtietty = gone (past participle)
muarjah = berry (illative)
Eläzin kyläs, gu vai suazin = I would live in a village if only I could
eläzin = I would live (elä = live + -zi = conditional + -n = 1s)
kyläs = in a village (inessive)
gu = if
vai = but, only
suazin = I could get (sua- = get + -zi = conditional + -n = 1s)
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2022-05-16, 22:26
by Linguaphile
More Livvi Karelian (Aunuse Karelian, Olonets) sentences(from
UraTyp)
Gu olizit pastanuh piiruan, syözin sen = If you would have baked a pie, I would eat it
gu = if
olizit = you would have ol = be + -izi- = conditional + -t 2s)
pastanuh = baked (nuh = past participle)
piiruan = pie (genitive)
syözin = I would eat syö- = eat + -zi- = conditional + -n = 1s)
sen = it (genitive)
Hyö ruatah = they work
hyö = they (3p)
ruatah = work (-tah = impersonal)
Tahtonet hyvin eliä, pidäy äijy ruadua = if you want to live well, you need to work much
tahtonet = if you want (tahto- = want + -ne- = potential + -t 2s)
hyvin = well
eliä = to live (infinitive)
pidäy = needs (3s)
äijy = much
ruadua = to work (infinitive)
Tiä eletäh hyvin = here people live well
tiä = here
eletäh = one lives (impersonal)
hyvin = well
Halguo ei ole pertis päččie lämmittiä = in the house there is no wood to heat the stove
halguo = wood log, firewood (partitive)
ei = no (negative)
ole = be (connegative)
pertis = in the house (inessive)
päččie = stove (partitive)
lämmittiä = to heat (infinitive)
Vihmuu = it is raining
vihmuu = it rains (u = 3s)
Häi on čoma = she is beautiful
häi = she
on = is
čoma = beautiful
Häi oli čoma = she was beautiful
häi = she
oli = was
čoma = beautiful
Lähti iäre sanua sanomattah = she went away without saying a word
lähti = she went (3s past)
iäre = away
sanua = word (partitive)
sanomattah = without saying (sano = say + -ma- = supine + ttah = abessive)
Tytön pezemine kesti čuasun = washing the girl took an hour
tytön = girl (genitive)
pezemine = washing (peze- = wash + -mine = nominalizer)
kesti = it took (3s)
čuasun = hour (genitive)
Tytön pezendy kesti čuasun = the girl's washing took an hour
tytön = girl (genitive)
pezendy = washing (peze- = wash + -ndy = nominalizer)
kesti = it took (3s)
čuasun = hour (genitive)
Kirjutan runon = I'll write a poem
kirjutan[/b] = I write (-n = 1s)
runon = poem (-n = genitive)
Päivät ollah pitkät = the days are long
päivät = days (plural)
ollah = they are (impersonal)
pitkät = long (plural)
Myö tulimmo kodih mečäči = we came home via the forest
myö = we
tulimmo = we came (1p past)
kodih = to home (illative)
mečäči = via/through the forest (mečä = forest + -či = prolative)
Lapset mennäh školah = the children are going to school
lapset = children (plural_
mennäh = they go (impersonal)
školah = to school (illative)
Egläi vellenke olimmo sienes = yesterday Brother and I were picking mushrooms
egläi = yesterday
vellenke = with brother (-nke = comitative)
olimmo = we were (1p)
sienes = mushroom (inessive)
Se naine jäi leskekse = this woman became a widow (cf. Est.
see naine jäi leseks)
se = it, this
naine = woman
jäi = remained, stayed (3s)
leskekse = widow (translative)
Sizär ruadau opastajannu = my sister is working as a teacher
sizär = sister
ruadau = works (3s)
opastajannu = as a teacher (opastaja = teacher + nnu = essive)
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2022-05-17, 15:07
by Linguaphile
Tver Karelian sentences (from
UraTyp)
Tulgah hiän huomena = let him come tomorrow
tulgah = let him/her (tul- = come + gah = jussive)
hiän = him/her
huomena = tomorrow
Mie näin tuattuani = I saw my father
mie = I
näin = I saw (1s)
tuattuani = my father (tuattu = father[/b] + a = partitive + -ni = 1s possessive)
Mie luven tädä kniiguoi = I am reading this book
mie = I
luven = I read (1s)
tädä = this (partitive)
kniiguoi = book (partitive)
Mie luvin tämän kniigan = I read this book
mie = I
luvin = read (1s past)
tämän = this (genitive)
kniigan = book (genitive)
Luve tämä kniiga! = read this book!
luve = read! (imperative)
tämä = this (nominative)
kniiga = book (nominative)
Stolalla on leibiä = there is some bread on the table
stolalla = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leibiä = bread (partitive)
Leibä on magie = the bread is sweet
leibä = bread (nominative)
on = is
magie
Hüö otettih kartohkat i kuattih karžinah = they took the potatoes and poured them into the basket
hüö = they
otettih = took (impersonal passive)
kartohkat = potatoes (plural)
i = and
kuattih = poured (impersonal passive)
karžinah = into basket (illative)
Olen lugomašša = I am reading
olen = I am (1s)
lugomašša = reading (lugo- = reading + -ma- = supine + -šša = inessive)
Mie oššan leibiä huomena = I'll buy some bread tomorrow
mie = I
oššan = I buy (1s)
leibiä = some bread (partitive)
huomena = tomorrow
Mie kaččozin tädä fil´mua = I would watch this movie
mie = I
kaččozin = would watch (kaččo- = watch + -zi- = conditional + -n 1s)
tädä = this (partitive)
fil´mua = movie (partitive)
Mie olizin tullun šiun luokši, kuin olizin ollun linnašša = I would have come to your place if I had been in town
mie = I
olizin = I would have been (oli[b] = be + [b]-zi- = conditional + -n 1s)
tullun = come (tul- = come + -lun = past participle)
šiun = your (genitive)
luokši = to
kuin = if
olizin = I would have been (oli[b] = be + [b]-zi- = conditional + -n 1s)
ollun = been (ol- = be + -lun = past participle)
linnašša = in town (linna- = town + -šša = inessive)
Hiän andannou šiula hyvän neuvon = she might give you good advice
hiän = he/she
andannou = might give (anda- = give + nnou = potential)
šiula = to you (adessive & allative)
hyvän = good (genitive)
neuvon = advice (genitive)
Vanhemmat eletäh kyläššä = the parents are living in a village
vanhemmat = parents (vanhe-/b] = old + [b]emma- = comparative + t = plural)
eletäh = they live (impersonal passive)
kyläššä = in a village (kylä- = village + -ššä = inessive)
Mualla elät muan tavalla = in a land one lives according to that land's customs
mualla = in a land (mua- = land + -lla = adessive)
elät = you live (2s)
muan = of the land (mua- = land + -n = genitive)
tavalla = according
Tulin tänne opaštumah = I came here to study
tulin = I came (tul- = come + -i- = past + -n = 1s)
tänne = to here
opaštumah = to study (opaštu = study + mah = supine)
Miun mauamo lieu opaštajana = my mother will be a teacher
miun = my (genitive)
mauamo = mother
lieu = will be (3s)
opaštajana = a teacher (opaštaja = teacher + -na = essive)
Täššä eletäh hyvin = here people live well
täššä = here
eletäh = they live (impersonal passive)
hyvin = well
Juo čuojuo! = drink tea!
[/b]juo[/b] = drink! (imperative)
čuojuo = tea (partitive)
kirjutan kirjas´en = I'll write a letter
kirjutan = I write
kirjas´en = a letter (genitive)
Pojat ollah korgiet = the boys are tall
pojat[/b] = boys (plural)
ollah = they are (impersonal passive)
korgiet = tall, high (plural)
Olen viättä = I am powerless
olen = I am (1s)
viättä powerless (viä- = power + -ttä = abessive)
Tulen mečäštä = I am coming from the forest
tulen = I come
mečäštä = from the forest (mečä- = forest + -štä = elative)
Mie opaššun opaštajakši = I am learning to become a teacher
mie = I
opaššun = I learn
opaštajakši = for/into a teacher (opaštaja = teacher + -kši = translative)
Mie ruan opaštajana = I am working as a teacher
mie = I
ruan = I work (1s)
opaštajana = as a teacher (opaštaja = teacher + -na = essive)
Re: Karelian
Posted: 2023-05-30, 13:40
by Linguaphile