terveh taloih

Livvi
Livvi phrasebook
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Etymology

Literally: "Hello into the house!".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌtʲerʋeh ˈtɑloi̯h/
  • Hyphenation: ter‧veh ta‧loih

Interjection

terveh taloih

  1. hello, greetings!

Usage notes
  • Used when entering someone's house, greeting the residents of that house.

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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