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Finnish Genealogical Word List (view source)
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Finnish is related to Estonian and distantly related to Hungarian. It is not related to other European languages. The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Until the end of the 1800s, records were kept in Swedish. For help reading those records, see the Swedish Genealogical Word List(31028). Some Latin phrases also appear in older Finnish parish registers. For help, use the Latin Genealogical Word List (34077). | Finnish is related to Estonian and distantly related to Hungarian. It is not related to other European languages. The official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Until the end of the 1800s, records were kept in Swedish. For help reading those records, see the Swedish Genealogical Word List(31028). Some Latin phrases also appear in older Finnish parish registers. For help, use the Latin Genealogical Word List (34077). | ||
=== LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS === | === LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS === | ||
<br>Variant Forms of Words | <br>Variant Forms of Words | ||
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When an ending is added to a word, the consonants within that word may also change. Consider the following examples: | When an ending is added to a word, the consonants within that word may also change. Consider the following examples: | ||
Letters that Change Examples | |||
ht to hd lahti to lahden | |||
k to (nothing) Ilmajoki to Ilmajoen | k to (nothing) Ilmajoki to Ilmajoen | ||
kk to k kirkko to kirkon | kk to k kirkko to kirkon | ||
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n to s Heinonen to Heinosen | n to s Heinonen to Heinosen | ||
nk to ng Helsinki to Helsingin | nk to ng Helsinki to Helsingin | ||
nt to nn | nt to nn isäntä to isännn | ||
p to v orpo to orvon | p to v orpo to orvon | ||
pp to p pappi to papin | pp to p pappi to papin | ||
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rt to rr virta to virran | rt to rr virta to virran | ||
s to d or t uusi to uuden, uuteen | s to d or t uusi to uuden, uuteen | ||
tt to t | tt to t tyttö to tytön | ||
uku to uvu suku to suvun | uku to uvu suku to suvun | ||
vowel+t to vowel+d iti to idin | vowel+t to vowel+d iti to idin | ||