Livvi edit

Etymology edit

Literally: "Hello into the house!".

Pronunciation edit

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

Interjection edit

terveh taloih

  1. hello, greetings!

Usage notes edit

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

References edit

  • 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