| Northern Karelian | |
|---|---|
| North Karelian White Sea Karelian Viena Karelian | |
| Vienankarjala | |
| Native to | Russia and Finland |
| Region | White Sea Karelia |
Uralic
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krl |
| Glottolog | nort2673 |
 Karelian Proper consists of 1a | |
Northern Karelian (also called: White Sea Karelian, Viena Karelian and North Karelian) (North Karelian: Vienankarjala) is a dialect of Karelian Proper, which is itself a dialect of the Karelian language.[3] Northern Karelian is mostly spoken in White Karelia in Russia, and is spoken in Hietajärvi, Kuivajärvi and Kuhmo in Finland.[4] Northern Karelian is the most mutually intelligible dialect to Finnish Language speakers.[5]
- ^ Change in the regulation by the president of Finland about European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, 27.11.2009 (in Finnish)
- ^ "Законодательные акты: О государственной поддержке карельского, вепсского и финского языков в Республике Карелия". Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Glottolog 5.0 - Northern Karelian". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Karjala – kieli, murre ja paikka". Kotimaisten kielten keskus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Vienankarjala | Karjalan Sivistysseura" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-04-16.