Viljandi l.
Runosong collection place · Estonian tradition (ERAB corpus)
| Tradition | Estonian (ERAB corpus) |
|---|---|
| Poems | 616 |
| Verses | 9,950 |
| Distinct words | 11,562 |
| Collection years | 1869–1940 |
| Collectors | Jaan, Karus, Leoke |
| Coordinates | 58.3767, 25.7159 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| äitsikene | 4 |
| nännekene | 6 |
| kuudeküla | 4 |
| müüaks | 3 |
| sugida | 7 |
| pajupõõsaesse | 3 |
| taadikõine | 3 |
| teenistuses | 4 |
| koppelt | 5 |
| emakõine | 3 |
| ikki | 12 |
| leinalise | 4 |
| päälle | 5 |
| brot | 4 |
| tännasilma | 3 |
| hoisin | 3 |
| ollardil | 3 |
| äitsin | 2 |
| haugume | 2 |
| sõlgitse | 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.
- suust ma söödan suhkurida (E 14114/5) — parallel in Viljandi
- sõtsikene linukene (E 14111/3) — parallel in Viljandi
- otsas juuakse õluta (H III 7, 92/4 (48)) — parallel in Paistu
- teeveered villendama (ERA I 4, 314 (5)) — parallel in Paistu
- ollin kui uba ilusa (Leoke 4, 297) — parallel in Kolga-Jaani
- siis ei saa külä magada (Leoke 4, 327) — parallel in Kolga-Jaani
- viisi ma musta vesile (ERA II 32, 37/41 (7)) — parallel in Halliste
- musta mulle ja rumale (ERA II 32, 37/41 (7)) — parallel in Halliste
- mulle tulla mulle olla (E 14114/5) — parallel in Karksi
- sõrm ei kanna sõrmusida (E 14111/3) — parallel in Karksi