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Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *hilja (“quiet”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
hiljakaistaa
- slowly, little by little
1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:Hiljakaistaa ootteloo, kons se kevät tulloo.- Slowly it would wait, when spring comes.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 61