Jämaja
Runosong collection place · Estonian tradition (ERAB corpus)
| Tradition | Estonian (ERAB corpus) |
|---|---|
| Poems | 137 |
| Verses | 2,770 |
| Distinct words | 4,383 |
| Collection years | 1889–1940 |
| Collectors | Kuldsaar, Andrei, Talvik |
| Coordinates | 57.9123, 22.0406 |
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Distinctive vocabulary
Words unusually characteristic of poems collected here, compared with the whole corpus — not the most common words.
| Word | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| velvekene | 3 |
| elvekene | 3 |
| kaarijaks | 3 |
| kurgurohtu | 3 |
| hännarohtu | 3 |
| koonurohtu | 3 |
| ägi | 4 |
| pisikselt | 3 |
| koolmeistril | 3 |
| rinnuks | 2 |
| kindakesi | 2 |
| paigeti | 2 |
| habent | 2 |
| ahteli | 2 |
| pütikene | 2 |
| hännanahast | 2 |
| kaelanahast | 2 |
| pulmamakid | 2 |
| küljenahast | 2 |
| ninanahast | 2 |
Sample verses with parallels in other places
Verses recorded here whose close parallels appear in poems from other collection places — a trace of the shared oral tradition.
- tõuse üles mu minia (E 25250 (10)) — parallel in Pöide
- sisaliku seljasooned (E 25246/7 (6)) — parallel in Pöide
- neljas neiu kirjutaja (E 25245/6 (5)) — parallel in Muhu
- mis sa tühja kiiteled (E 25247/9 (7)) — parallel in Muhu
- kiskus lõukese lõuad lõhki (E 28097/8 (17)) — parallel in Haljala
- mehed aga mürasid mütsata (E 30141/2) — parallel in Haljala
- anna piima angusarve (AES, MT 204, 60) — parallel in Setumaa
- kallist kasteheinakest (E 30134/6 (3)) — parallel in Setumaa
- reu mulle kulda (H I 4, 282 (26)) — parallel in Kuusalu
- tudrad toas istujale (E 63415 (5)) — parallel in Kuusalu