Karelian
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- Language: Karelian
- Alternate names: Karely, Karelian Proper, Sobstvenno-Karel'skij-Jazyk, Severno-Karel'skij, Karel'skiy Jazyk
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:krl
- Language family: Uralic, Finnic
- Number of speakers: 128,000
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
Karelian is a language closely related to Finnish, with which it is not necessarily mutually intelligible. Karelian is spoken mainly in Republic of Karelia, Russia.
The Verb
Verb conjugation of Karelian follows to a great extent that of Finnish.
Sample verb: andua 'to give'
| INDICATIVE | POTENTIAL | CONDITIONAL | IMPERATIVE | ||
| Present | Past | ||||
| Sg.1 | annan | annoin | andanen | andazin | - |
| Sg.2 | annat | annoit | andanet | andazit | anna |
| Sg.3 | andau | andoi | andanou | andas | annakkah |
| Pl.1 | annamma | annoimma | andanemma | andazimma | - |
| Pl.2 | annatta | annoitta | andanetta | andazitta | annakua |
| Pl.3 | annetah | annetih | annettaneh | annettas | annakkah |