10 Research Analyses of the v5 Master Audit Dataset
A static research report on the v5 Master Audit of the Finnic runosong emotion lexicon — a hand-reviewed, multi-source vocabulary of emotion words used in Estonian (ERAB) and Finnish (SKVR, JR, KR) oral poetry. Each numbered section below is a pre-computed analysis: no live queries, no filters. All charts are rendered from JSON embedded in the page.
For a fully interactive emotion explorer with search, filtering, and maps, see Emotion Vocabulary, Emotional Geography, and Emotion Canvas.
RunoVerse emotion lexicon compiled by Kaarel Veskis (ERA / University of Tartu). Project “Patterns of emotional development in Estonian culture” (EKKD-III5, 2025–2027). Funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Ten research analyses of emotion vocabulary in Estonian and Finnish runosong — sentiment distribution, valence patterns, and cross-corpus emotional profiles.
| Domain | Share | Total wordforms | Estonian | Finnish | Finnish share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sadness | 17% | 10,821 | 4,060 | 6,698 | 61.9% |
| anger | 14.6% | 9,344 | 3,961 | 5,311 | 56.8% |
| joy | 14.1% | 8,976 | 4,214 | 4,662 | 51.9% |
| love | 11% | 7,023 | 2,898 | 3,998 | 56.9% |
| pain | 7.3% | 4,687 | 1,694 | 2,933 | 62.6% |
| fear | 6.9% | 4,381 | 2,190 | 2,155 | 49.2% |
| grief | 5.9% | 3,735 | 2,086 | 1,531 | 41% |
| care | 3.8% | 2,431 | 1,259 | 1,141 | 46.9% |
| general_positive | 2.7% | 1,749 | 676 | 1,068 | 61.1% |
| desire | 2.6% | 1,690 | 1,093 | 587 | 34.7% |
| physical_expression | 2% | 1,253 | 797 | 431 | 34.4% |
| pride | 1.8% | 1,159 | 693 | 458 | 39.5% |
| lament | 1.6% | 1,035 | 550 | 444 | 42.9% |
| distress | 1.4% | 876 | 673 | 192 | 21.9% |
| longing | 1.2% | 762 | 225 | 530 | 69.6% |
| contempt | 1.2% | 759 | 450 | 292 | 38.5% |
| shame | 1.1% | 727 | 326 | 393 | 54.1% |
| regret | 0.8% | 528 | 408 | 111 | 21% |
| madness | 0.8% | 517 | 487 | 24 | 4.6% |
| bitterness | 0.6% | 383 | 269 | 106 | 27.7% |
| wonder | 0.6% | 364 | 180 | 179 | 49.2% |
| envy | 0.3% | 204 | 118 | 83 | 40.7% |
| general_negative | 0.3% | 174 | 132 | 40 | 23% |
| hardship | 0.2% | 120 | 120 | 0 | 0% |
| unassigned | 0.1% | 94 | 89 | 5 | 5.3% |
| Place | Emotion density | Poems with emotion | Corpus poems | Wordform-poem pairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serepetta | 91.2% | 363 | 398 | 1,293 |
| Kaprio | 85.5% | 709 | 829 | 3,205 |
| Itä- ja Pohjois-Inkeri | 84.9% | 530 | 624 | 2,642 |
| Tyrö | 84.3% | 568 | 674 | 2,096 |
| Moloskovitsa | 84.3% | 705 | 836 | 2,758 |
| Vuole | 84.1% | 1,416 | 1,684 | 6,234 |
| Soikkola | 83% | 1,887 | 2,273 | 9,503 |
| Liissilä | 81.9% | 462 | 564 | 1,268 |
| Spankkova | 81.5% | 163 | 200 | 406 |
| Kattila | 80.7% | 305 | 378 | 974 |
| Länsi-Inkeri | 80.3% | 179 | 223 | 551 |
| Keski-Inkeri | 79% | 252 | 319 | 685 |
| Kiimaisjärvi | 78.8% | 334 | 424 | 1,559 |
| Kupanitsa | 77.2% | 277 | 359 | 659 |
| Soanlahti | 77% | 207 | 269 | 560 |
| Narvusi | 75.7% | 4,335 | 5,730 | 17,954 |
| Koprina | 75.5% | 326 | 432 | 865 |
| Toksova | 75.2% | 771 | 1,025 | 2,044 |
| Pistojärvi | 74.9% | 332 | 443 | 1,155 |
| Keltto | 74.1% | 254 | 343 | 315 |
| Karula | 73.6% | 558 | 758 | 1,379 |
| Lempaala | 73.4% | 2,487 | 3,389 | 8,677 |
| Kodavere | 72.7% | 564 | 776 | 1,209 |
| Valga | 72.7% | 109 | 150 | 207 |
| Etelä-Savo | 72.7% | 296 | 407 | 955 |
| Seiskari | 72.7% | 237 | 326 | 497 |
| Skuoritsa | 72.3% | 112 | 155 | 160 |
| Kesälahti | 72.2% | 148 | 205 | 332 |
| Tuupovaara | 72.1% | 316 | 438 | 490 |
| Venjoki | 71.9% | 474 | 659 | 1,242 |
| Place | Wordform-poem pairs | Distinct poems | Density | Top domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narvusi | 17,954 | 4,335 | 75.7% | anger 3,065, love 2,682, joy 2,651 |
| Setumaa | 15,852 | 1,849 | 45.6% | love 3,223, sadness 2,448, joy 2,280 |
| Vuokkiniemi | 11,285 | 2,385 | 67.5% | anger 2,072, sadness 1,849, love 1,681 |
| Soikkola | 9,503 | 1,887 | 83% | anger 2,104, love 1,389, joy 1,206 |
| Kuusalu | 8,934 | 2,546 | 58.2% | anger 1,371, love 1,226, joy 1,177 |
| Haljala | 8,696 | 2,274 | 62% | anger 1,459, joy 1,130, sadness 1,129 |
| Lempaala | 8,677 | 2,487 | 73.4% | anger 1,607, sadness 1,283, joy 1,088 |
| Suistamo | 8,545 | 2,415 | 65.6% | anger 1,730, love 1,340, sadness 1,233 |
| Karksi | 7,581 | 1,644 | 67.2% | sadness 1,301, anger 1,006, love 1,002 |
| Kolga-Jaani | 6,698 | 1,490 | 68.7% | love 883, anger 878, sadness 859 |
| Ilomantsi | 6,674 | 1,612 | 71.1% | anger 1,267, love 915, sadness 878 |
| Paistu | 6,443 | 1,539 | 59.9% | sadness 1,093, love 1,026, anger 815 |
| Vuole | 6,234 | 1,416 | 84.1% | anger 1,282, sadness 852, joy 699 |
| Ambla | 5,996 | 1,591 | 62% | love 921, anger 905, sadness 750 |
| Tarvastu | 5,748 | 1,538 | 64.4% | love 926, sadness 844, anger 812 |
| Sakkola | 5,335 | 1,624 | 65.9% | anger 984, sadness 781, joy 703 |
| Halliste | 5,115 | 1,363 | 60.1% | sadness 981, love 746, anger 667 |
| Viljandi | 4,904 | 1,356 | 64.7% | love 731, sadness 709, joy 676 |
| Kadrina | 4,765 | 1,435 | 62.5% | anger 762, love 689, joy 634 |
| Helme | 4,589 | 1,326 | 64.2% | sadness 819, love 725, anger 587 |
| Jõhvi | 4,474 | 1,257 | 64.6% | love 662, anger 651, sadness 622 |
| Uhtua | 4,373 | 982 | 71.5% | sadness 756, anger 706, joy 679 |
| Räpina | 3,982 | 841 | 59% | love 723, joy 561, sadness 519 |
| Kontokki | 3,616 | 922 | 71.5% | anger 758, love 615, sadness 522 |
| Väike-Maarja | 3,331 | 1,150 | 61.6% | anger 456, love 444, joy 421 |
| Tõstamaa | 3,295 | 926 | 52.8% | love 447, joy 428, sadness 424 |
| Koeru | 3,230 | 1,097 | 67.1% | love 549, joy 456, anger 387 |
| Kaprio | 3,205 | 709 | 85.5% | anger 750, sadness 505, love 492 |
| Suojärvi | 3,103 | 996 | 67% | joy 505, anger 478, love 468 |
| Metsäpirtti | 2,885 | 1,195 | 55.4% | anger 540, love 396, sadness 387 |
This is a static summary — the full, searchable dataset is in the interactive explorer above.