Savonians ( Finnish : Savolaiset , Savonian : Savolaaset , Savolaeset ) are a Finnish tribe who live in the areas of the historical province of Savonia .
5-833: Eastern Finnish dialects are chiefly vested in the Savonians (the Savonian dialects ) and the Karelians (the southeast Finnish dialects ). One of the Finnish language spoken group, the North Karelian , represents the East Finnish dialects, however this distinction is not established in any case. Other dialects, such as the North Finnish dialects, are considered as East or West Finnish dialects. Kalevala , one of
10-580: A consonant (e.g. kylmä – kylymä ), but this feature is not distinguishing, being also found commonly in most Western Finnish dialects. Savonians Savonians are descendants of Tavastian and Karelian peasants who, during the Middle Ages , had settled in the areas that would later become known as Savonia in order to find new lands suitable for slash-and-burn agriculture. During 16th and 17th centuries, many Savonians emigrated to Eastern Norway and Central Sweden were they became known as
15-515: Is largely due to misunderstandings caused by the traditional Savonian social indirectness. Savonians and Karelians were the first people in Finland to use surnames , beginning during the Middle Ages. These surnames are known for containing the "nen" diminutive . This Finland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about ethnicity is
20-682: The Forest Finns . In the 17th century, there was also a migration to Swedish Ingria (now part of Russia), where they became known as Savakot and collectively known as the Ingrian Finns together with the Äyrämöiset (Finnish Karelians). The stereotypical Savonian is talkative, easy-going, jolly and humorous, occasionally even to an offensive degree. Traditionally, the Savonians have often been considered to be "sneaky" and "mendacious." However, recent research has shown that this infamy
25-554: The earliest and most significant works of Finnish literature , was written in East Finnish and East Finnish features were used extensively in the Finnish language standardization. There is less influence from Scandinavian and Finland-Swedish culture and language. The language is distinguished by vowel- diphthong shifts with respect to the standard language, and the use of palatalization . Epenthetic vowels are added after /l/, /h/ and sometimes /n/ in stressed syllable coda preceding
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