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  1. Finnish ( endonym: suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] ⓘ or suomen kieli [ˈsuo̯meŋ ˈkie̯li]) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish ).

  2. May 1, 2024 · Finnish language, member of the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic language family, spoken in Finland. At the beginning of the 19th century, Finnish had no official status, with Swedish being used in Finnish education, government, and literature. The publication in 1835 of the Kalevala, a national epic poem based on Finnish folklore, aroused ...

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  4. The unrounded open vowel transcribed in IPA with /ɑ/ has been variously described as near-open back [ ɑ̝] [3] and open central [ ɑ̈]. [5] Finnish has a phonological contrast between single ( /æ e i ø y ɑ o u/) and double ( /ææ ee ii øø yy ɑɑ oo uu/) vowels. [6] Phonetically long vowels are single continuous sounds ( [æː eː iː ...

  5. May 17, 2018 · Finnish One of the two official languages of Finland and a member of the Finno-Ugric group of languages. It is spoken by over 4.5 million people in Finland, and by nearly a million people in Sweden, Russia and the USA. Swedish is the other official language of Finland, spoken by c. 300,000 inhabitants. World Encyclopedia.

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