Bisher noch nicht identifizierte ostseefinnische Lexeme im Wortschatz lettischer Dialekte
Some Newly Discovered Finnic Lexemes in Latvian Dialects
Author(s): Lembit VabaSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Latvian; Finnic languages; historical phonetics; sound substitution; loanwords;
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the possible Finnic origin of 24 word roots found in the Livonian-like Vainiži dialect of Latvian, spoken in Limbaži region, north-western Latvia, which have either not been hitherto discussed in etymological literature or whose available interpretation leaves to be desired.
Journal: Linguistica Uralica
- Issue Year: LIX/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 25-41
- Page Count: 17
- Language: German