Olonets language

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Olonets is a dialect of the Karelian language, which is part of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken east of Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. Karelian itself has two main dialects: Karelian proper and Olonets. The Karelian language has a history dating back to at least the 13th century, with early written fragments and later translations and dictionaries appearing in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Olonets dialect is specifically found northeast of Lake Ladoga.123

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Karelian language
…dialects of Karelian—Karelian proper and Olonets. Ludic, a minor group of dialects spoken to the southeast of Karelia, is considered to be a blend of Karelian and Veps, a related Finno-Ugric language spoken to the south of Karelia. A four-line fragment written in Karelian dates from the 13th century. In…
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…dialects of Karelian—Karelian proper and Olonets. Ludic, a minor group of dialects spoken to the southeast of Karelia, is considered to be a blend of Karelian and Veps, a related Finno-Ugric language spoken to the south of Karelia. A four-line fragment written in Karelian dates from the 13th century. In…
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