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Snusmumrikken wrote:
and if l remember correctly Estonian have few vocals that are produces in the back of the throat that are very hard for Finss to create
Absinthe wrote:
yeah and Estonian has some apocope while Finnish don't plus Estonian has voiced stops, which Finnish natively do not. Snusmumrikken wrote:
Well I mean.. Estonian and Finnish are still pretty similar but would be more like.. Portuguese and Romanian compared? Norwegian and Icelandic?? Pretty distant but still close enough that you can understand something.
Northern Sami is also kinda similar to Finnish, while .. Luleå?? sami and Southern Sami is just.. incredibly far from Finnish
lm not that knowing of Estonian but l think the main difference is the grammar which sets the two languages apart. Which also makes it sound Estonians are drunk Finns. Well I mean.. Estonian and Finnish are still pretty similar but would be more like.. Portuguese and Romanian compared? Norwegian and Icelandic?? Pretty distant but still close enough that you can understand something.
Northern Sami is also kinda similar to Finnish, while .. Luleå?? sami and Southern Sami is just.. incredibly far from Finnish