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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Cognates include Finnish kauan and Estonian kaua.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kavvan (comparative kavvempaa)
- (for) a long time
2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking own way]”, in Inkeri, volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 13:Kavvan enne käytii kallaa pyytämä[ä]s, vot miä siulle saon nyt.- Before, we went fishing for a long time, so I'm telling you now.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147