Tavastian dialects

Tavastian dialects
Hämäläismurteet
Native toFinland
Uralic
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologhame1240
Areas where the Tavastian dialects are spoken.[1]

1. Central Häme dialects
2. Southern Häme dialects
3. Southeastern Häme dialects
- 3A. Hollola group
- 3B. Porvoo group
- 3C. Iitti group
4. Upper Santakunta dialects

Southwestern dialects are marked with red diagonal stripes.

Tavastian dialects (Finnish: Hämäläismurteet) are Western Finnish dialects spoken in Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme, and in parts of Satakunta, Uusimaa and Kymenlaakso.[2] The dialect spoken in the city of Tampere is part of the Tavastian dialects.[3] The Tavastian dialects have influenced other Finnish dialects (especially the Southwest Finnish dialects).

  1. ^ "Finnish dialects - Institute for the Languages of Finland". Kotimaisten kielten keskus. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ "Finnish dialects - Institute for the Languages of Finland". Kotimaisten kielten keskus. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  3. ^ "KOSKESTA VOIMAA - TAMPEREEN MURRE". www.historia.tampere.fi. Retrieved 2021-10-07.