Tavastian dialects

Tavastian dialects are a group of Finnish dialects, and they have been in contact with many different Finnish dialects. The dialect spoken in the city of Tampere is part of the Tavastian dialects.[1]

Tavastian dialects
Hämäläismurteet
Native toFinland
Uralic
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologhame1240
Dialect area

Characteristic features of the dialect group include:[2]

  • The sound change of the inherited /d/ to /r/
  • The Standard Finnish diphthongs /uo/, /yö/ and /ie/ correspond respectively to /ua/, /yä/ and /iä/
  • In the Tavastian dialects, /ŋk/, doesn't change with consonant gradiation: henki - henken (standard Finnish: henki - hengen).

In the southeastern Tavastian dialects, words often have a final -i, that is not found in standard Finnish, Tavastian min nimei 'my name' (standard Finnish: minun nimi).[3]

See also

References

  1. "KOSKESTA VOIMAA - TAMPEREEN MURRE". www.historia.tampere.fi. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  2. "Hämäläismurteiden piirteitä". sokl.uef.fi. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. Rapola, Martti. "Hämäläismurteista": 215. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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