nyköiskarjalaini

== Karelian == === Etymology === From Livvi nygöi (“now”) +‎ -is- +‎ karjalaini (“Karelian”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʲykøi̯sˌkɑrjɑˌlɑi̯nʲi/ Hyphenation: ny‧köis‧kar‧ja‧lai‧ni === Noun === nyköiskarjalaini (genitive nyköiskarjalaisen, partitive nyköiskarjalaista) (North Karelian) a Karelian person who says nygöi instead of nyt (“now”), i.e. a speaker of Livvi or (non-Tver) South Karelian as opposed to a speaker of North Karelian. ==== Declension ==== === References === Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “nyköiskarjalaine”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN