Ostrobothnians
Regions with significant populations | |
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Central Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia | |
Languages | |
Finnish, (South Ostrobothnian dialect, Central and Northern Ostrobothnian dialects) | |
Religion | |
Lutheran, (Awakening), (Laestadianism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Baltic Finns |
Ostrobothnians (Fin: Pohjalaiset) are a Finnish tribe who live in South, Central and North Ostrobothnia. There are stereotypes that Ostrobothnians are brave, calm and reliable.[1][2][3]
Ostrobothnians descend from Tavastians.[4]
Some Ostrobothnians follow the Awakening movement (körttiläiisyys).[5] There are also many Laestadian Ostrobothnians.[6]
History[]
The Cudgel War started in Ostrobothnia, where Ostrobothnian peasants rose in a revolt.[7]
The Lapua movement was also started by Ostrobothnians[8]
Dialects[]
The South Ostrobothnian dialect is characterized by the changed of /d/ in Finnish to /r/ in Ostrobothnia lehren 'leaf's' (Finnish: lehden), the middle vowels tylysä 'boring' (Finnish: tylsä) and the diphthongs uo, yö and ie changing into ua, yä and iä.[9]
The Central and North Ostrobothnian dialects have been influenced by the Savonian dialects. They have changed the written Finnish sound of /t͡s/ into /s:/ or /ʰt/ and the vowels -ea and -eä into -ia and -iä.[10]
See also[]
Finns proper
References[]
- ^ "Suomen heimojen peruspiirteet". ts.fi (in Finnish). 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Professori Hannu Katajamäki: Pohjalaiset ymmärretään usein väärin". Studio55.fi (in Finnish). 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Heimoerot: pohjalaiset". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Suomen heimojen peruspiirteet". ts.fi (in Finnish). 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Körttiläiset". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Lestadiolaiset pitävät Pohjois-Pohjanmaan väkiluvun kasvussa". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Nuijasota oli hyvin verinen sisällissota – Kunnaksen uusi Koiramäki-kirja kertoo siitäkin lapsille sopivasti". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Äärioikeistolainen lapuanliike muilutti, murhasi ja terrorisoi – Jaakko Kosola on kuuluisaa sukua ja kantaa historian arpia mukanaan". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Eteläpohjalaisten murteiden piirteitä". sokl.uef.fi. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Keski- ja pohjoispohjalaisia murrepiirteitä". sokl.uef.fi. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- Ethnic groups in Finland