TABLE OF PROPER NAMES WITH PRONUNCIATION

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Ahti (ach´-tee). Another name for Lemminkainen.

Ahto (ach´-to). God of the sea.

Ainikki (aË´nik-kee). Sister of Lemminkainen.

Aino (aË´no). Sister of Youkahainen.

Annikki (an´-nik-kee). Sister of Ilmarinen.

Hisi (hee´-see). Evil spirit; also called Lempo.

Iku Turso (ee´-koo-tur´-so). A sea-monster.

Ilmarinen (il´-ma-ree´-nen). The famous smith.

Ilmatar (il´-ma-tar). A daughter of the ether, mother of Wainamoinen.

Imatra (ee´-ma-tra). Celebrated waterfall on the river Wuoksi, near Viborg.

Kalerwoinen (kal´-er-woi´-nen) (or Kalervo). Father of Kullervo.

Kalevala (ka´-lay-va´-la). The land of heroes. The home of the Finns. The name of the Finnish epic poem.

Karjala (kar´-ya-la). The home of a Finnish tribe—a portion of Finland (called also Karelen in Swedish).

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Kullervo (kul´-ler-vo). Slayer of the Rainbow-maiden.

Kura (ku´-ra). Ahti's companion to the Northland.

Lakko (lak´-ko). Ilmarinen's mother.

Lemminkainen (lem´-min-kaË´-nen). Also called Ahti. Son of Lempo.

Lempo (lem´-po). Same as Hisi; also the father of Lemminkainen.

Louhi (loo´-chee). Mistress of Pohjola.

Lowjatar (low´-ya-tar). Tuoni's daughter; mother of the nine diseases.

Lylikki (ly´-lik-kee). Maker of snow-shoes in Pohjola.

Mana (ma´-na). Also called Tuoni; god of death.

Manala (ma´-na-la). Also called Tuonela; the abode of Mana; the Deathland.

Mariatta (Mar´-iat´-ta). The virgin mother of Wainamoinen's conqueror.

Mielikki (meay´-lik-kee). The forest-goddess.

Osmotar (os´-mo-tar). The wise maiden who first made beer.

Otso (ot´-so). The bear.

Piltti (pilt´-tee). Mariatta's maid-servant.

Pohjola (poch´-yo-la). The Northland.

Ruotus (ru-o´-tus). A man who gives Mariatta shelter in his stable.

Sampo (sam´-po). The magic mill forged by Ilmarinen, which brought wealth and happiness to its possessor.

Suonetar (swo´-ne-tar). The goddess of the veins.

Suoyatar (swo´-ya-tar). The mother of the serpent.

Tapio (ta´-pe-o). The forest-god.

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Tuonela (tuo´-nay-la). The abode of Tuoni; the Deathland; Manala.

Tuonetar (tuo´-nay-tar). The goddess of Tuonela.

Tuoni (tuo´-nee). The god of the Deathland; Mana.

Ukko (uk´-k(o). The greatest god of the Finns.

Untamo (un´-ta-mo). Kalervo's brother.

Wainamoinen (waË´-na-moy´-nen). The chief hero of the Kalevala; son of KapÉ.

Wipunen (wi´-pu-nen). The dead magician from whom Wainamoinen obtained the three lost words.

Wirokannas (wee´-ro-kan´-nas). The priest who baptized Mariatta's son.

Wuoksi (wuok´-see). A river in South-Eastern Finland, connecting Lakes Saima and Ladoga.

Youkahainen (yoo´-ka-chaË´-nen). A great minstrel and magician of Pohjola.


Remarks.—The Finnish h is pronounced as a guttural; nearly as Ger. ch in ich. This is represented by ch in the above list.

Every vowel should be pronounced by itself—not run together so as to make a totally different resultant sound, e.g. Aino should be pronounced not i-no, but a´-ee-no, the a and ee being close together, with the greatest stress upon the a, etc.

i corresponds to English y in year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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