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jesli

language: Veps

part of speech: Subordinating conjunction

pronunciation: jesĺi (Central Western Veps, Southern Veps)

phonetic variants: desli (Northern Veps); gesli (Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: если
  • English: if
concept: if

translation

Livvi: gu; jesli; ku

Ludian: ku

Karelian Proper: gu; jesli; jesl’; još; ku; kuin; kun; vain

dialects of usage: Central Western Veps, Southern Veps

Examples (52)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Jesli bilo bi na russkom kirilical, minä necen tuukuin.
Если было бы на русском, на кириллице, я это понимаю. (Vepsän keles)
2. Jesli koiraine nutab suženijan polespei, sihe i mehele mäned. (Enččid’ primetoid’)
3. Mi kulub gomn’as, jesli labiduu ajab, bohatas eläškanded, a jesli ludou pühkib siinid, kulub, ka se niižne igan gol’l’as eläškandeb. (Enččid’ primetoid’)
4. Mi kulub gomn’as, jesli labiduu ajab, bohatas eläškanded, a jesli ludou pühkib siinid, kulub, ka se niižne igan gol’l’as eläškandeb. (Enččid’ primetoid’)
5. Jesli tuudas madod necile paikale, ka ozav, ozavale ka tuudas. (Enččid’ primetoid’)

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