jiä tervehekse

Livvi
Livvi phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally: "Stay healthy".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiæ̯ ˈtʲerʋeˌheksʲe/
  • Hyphenation: jiä‧ter‧ve‧hek‧se

Interjection

jiä tervehekse (plural jiägiä tervehekse)

  1. bye, goodbye

Usage notes

Used when addressing one person. When addressing multiple people, the term jiägiä tervehekse is used.

References
  • N. Gilojeva; S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 10
  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 12
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