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Ingrian
Etymology
From the possessed allative singular of Proto-Finnic *irvi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
irvillää
- smiling, in a grimace
Siä oot hautajaisiil, miks siun hampaat ollaa irvillää?- You're on a funeral, why are you smiling?
- (literally, “You're on a funeral, why are your teeth in a grimace?”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94