Värmland Savonian dialect
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Värmland Finnish dialect (Finnish: Vermlannin savolaismurteet) is an extinct Savonian dialect spoken in Värmland by the Forest Finns.[1] However some speakers also lived in Norway.[2]
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Värmland Finnish dialect | |
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Region | Värmland |
Extinct | 1969 |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Värmland, where the dialect was spoken |
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In Savonian dialects, a vowel is inserted in the middle of a word talavi 'winter' (written Finnish "talvi"), however this feature is completely lacking from Värmland Finnish, which suggests it was a later development in Savonian.[3]