KareloFinnish
KareloFinnish is a linguistic phenomenon that emerged during the 20th century in the border region between Finland and the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. It is characterized as a mixed language or dialect that incorporates core grammatical structures and vocabulary of the Finnic language family, with notable influences from both Karelian and Finnish dialects. The name reflects its geographic and cultural roots: “Karelian” denoting the region of Karelia and “Finnish” indicating the close linguistic ties to standard Finnish.
The development of KareloFinnish is tied to the shifting political boundaries after the Winter War and Continuation
Scholars classify KareloFinnish as an interlanguage that shows features of both parental languages but does not