Karelian language — language name=Karelian nativename=Karjala familycolor=Uralic states=flag|Russia flag|Finland region=flagicon|Karelia Karelia speakers=118,000 script=Latin alphabet fam2=Finno Ugric fam3=Finno Lappic fam4=Baltic Finnic iso2=krl|iso3=krl… … Wikipedia
Livvi-Karelian language — Livvi Spoken in Russia … Wikipedia
Olonets Karelian language — Olonets Karelian (East Karelian, Livvi) is the variety of Karelian language spoken by Olonets Karelians, traditionally inhabiting the area between Ladoga and Onega lakes, northward of Svir River. The name is relevant to the Olonka River. Before… … Wikipedia
Karelian — [kə rēl′yən, kərē′lē ən] adj. [< KARELIA < Finn karja, livestock + la, suffix of place] of Karelia or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a member of a people living in Karelia and E Finland 2. the Finno Ugric language of this people … English World dictionary
Finnish language — language name=Finnish nativename=suomi pronunciation=/ˈsuo.mi/ states=FIN EST Flag|Ingria Flag|Karelia NOR SWE Flag|Torne Valley region=Northern Europe speakers=about 6 million script=Latin alphabet (Finnish variant) familycolor=Uralic fam2=Finno … Wikipedia
Karelian question in Finnish politics — The Karelian question or Karelian issue ( fi. Karjala kysymys) is a dispute on the fringes of Finnish politics over whether or not to try to regain sovereignty over the Finnish Karelia and other territories ceded to the Soviet Union in the Winter … Wikipedia
Karelian — noun Date: 1854 1. a native or inhabitant of Karelia 2. the Finno Ugric language of the Karelians • Karelian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Language in the Russian Federation — While the Russian language is the dominant medium of communication in education, media, literature, public life, and the economy of the Russian Federation, the country is home to dozens of languages spoken nowhere else in the world. While only … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Karelian — /keuh ree lee euhn, reel yeuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Karelia, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Karelia. 3. the Uralic language of the Karelians, sometimes regarded as a dialect of Finnish. [1850 55; KARELI(A) … Universalium
Karelian — 1. adjective Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people, culture or language. Syn: Kareli 2. noun a) Someone from Karelia b) A language closely related to … Wiktionary
