Rauma dialect
Encyclopedia
Rauma language is a dialect
of Finnish
spoken in the town of Rauma
, western Finland
.
The written form of the dialect was preserved by the writer and doctor Hj. Nortamo, and is currently practiced mainly as a hobby. Some of the most distinctive characteristics of the dialect (as written) are the use of letters 'g' and 'b', which are not common in Finnish language. Pronunciation of these letters is, however, closer to the more common 'k' and 'p' of mainstream Finnish.
Rauma dialect is practically extinct from real-life use. Many people in Rauma do speak in a way that carries a resemblance to this dialect - as an example, the tempo of speech is faster than average Finnish, with a lot of shortened words, but few can speak the actual Rauma dialect.
There are several subcategories of Rauma dialect, which have subtle differences and have their roots in neighbouring communities.
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
of Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
spoken in the town of Rauma
Rauma, Finland
Rauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
, western Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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The written form of the dialect was preserved by the writer and doctor Hj. Nortamo, and is currently practiced mainly as a hobby. Some of the most distinctive characteristics of the dialect (as written) are the use of letters 'g' and 'b', which are not common in Finnish language. Pronunciation of these letters is, however, closer to the more common 'k' and 'p' of mainstream Finnish.
Rauma dialect is practically extinct from real-life use. Many people in Rauma do speak in a way that carries a resemblance to this dialect - as an example, the tempo of speech is faster than average Finnish, with a lot of shortened words, but few can speak the actual Rauma dialect.
There are several subcategories of Rauma dialect, which have subtle differences and have their roots in neighbouring communities.
Examples with Finnish and English translations
- "San snää mnuu snuuks, snuuks mnääki snuu sno."
- Finnish: Sano sinä minua sinuksi, sinuksi minäkin sinua sanon.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Sano säki mua suks, suks mäki sua sanon.
- English: You should call me "thou", as I will call you "thou" too. (Used when dropping titles and starting to use first names.)
- "Ol niingon gotonas"
- Finnish: Ole kuin kotonasi.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Oo niinku kotonas.
- English: Feel yourself at home.
- "Luanikast reissu"
- Finnish: Hyvää matkaa.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Hyvää matkaa.
- English: Have a nice journey.
- "Mää on Raumalta, mistä snää ot?"
- Finnish: Minä olen Raumalta, mistä sinä olet?
- English: I am from Rauma, where are you from?