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		kaitai on Aug 18, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deconstructing Finnish Dialect differences rear their heads. For a fun read on one major class of Finnish dialects, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonian_dialects If I were good I'd be able to identify the region of Finland your teacher came from. Someone from Finland, help me out! Is that a Savolainen murre?

clarry on Aug 18, 2014 [–]

Nope. Though "kahareksan" sounds like something you'd hear in Pohjanmaa.

cemregr on Aug 19, 2014 | [–]

Yeah it's the dialect of my hometown - that's def not standard Finnish :)

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