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duwmaija

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: tuumaija (Kestenga, New written karelian, Knyazhaya, Uhta); duumaija (New written Tver, Tikhvin, Myandyselga, Tunguda, Valdai); duumaiji (Dyorzha)


1 meaning

  • Russian: думать
  • English: think; meditate
concept: to think

translation

Veps: dumaada; dumaida; dumeida; duumeida

Livvi: duumaija; duwmaija; smiettie; smiettiä

Ludian: ajatelda; dumaida; duumaitta; duumata; smiettidä

dialects of usage: Tolmachi, Vesyegonsk

Examples (3)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. A kuin horman kielellä duumaija? (Tverinkariela – vanhan Korela-rahvahan kielen lämbymärandane okša)
2. Upottannan näh hiän i duumaija varai. (STUANOVOINE. 11. Frantikka)
3. Kun en ole bohatta, ei pie duumaija,
kumbazeh bankah dengazet panna. (Olengo bohatta?)

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duwmaija

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