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Ingrian
Etymology
From the instructive of äijä (“a lot”) + -ö.
Pronunciation
Determiner
äijöin (+ partitive)
- many, a lot of
1916, V. Alava, quoting Vögla, “1946. Soikkola, Suija. V I 1903”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 34-35:Äijöin päätä leikottii(n) // Viel' enemmän ammuttii(n).- A lot of heads were cut off // Even more were shot.
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