Virumaa
Runosong collection place · Estonian tradition (ERAB corpus)
| Tradition | Estonian (ERAB corpus) |
|---|---|
| Poems | 44 |
| Verses | 930 |
| Distinct words | 1,807 |
| Collection years | 1889–1931 |
| Collectors | koguja teadmata, Tanilov, K. |
| Coordinates | 59.2520, 26.8313 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| väenetud | 2 |
| ilusamale | 2 |
| siilindid | 1 |
| ninakaida | 1 |
| nuusutelen | 1 |
| kahevahelta | 1 |
| sinamasta | 1 |
| kajamasta | 1 |
| päevapääsukesi | 1 |
| hallaleeri | 1 |
| kirjuspää | 1 |
| pojasse | 1 |
| ussiuru | 1 |
| mõisamöldrid | 1 |
| armsamada | 1 |
| asukohta | 1 |
| tõistrepere | 1 |
| hõljujaida | 1 |
| kümneida | 1 |
| hõrssi | 1 |
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.
- hõbedased luuavarred (Veske 4, 366/7 (8)) — parallel in Haljala
- lähme merda pühkimaie (Veske 4, 366/7 (8)) — parallel in Haljala
- neljata nimetamaie (Veske 4, 368/71 (10)) — parallel in Kuusalu
- siis me hellad saame ühte (E 71568/70 (12)) — parallel in Kuusalu
- kuldased luuad käessa (Veske 4, 366/7 (8)) — parallel in Kadrina
- ninakal nina kõvera (E 71560/2 (8)) — parallel in Kadrina
- punaselle palgeelle (Veske 4, 365/6 (6)) — parallel in Ambla
- ehk oleks agune aeda (Veske 4, 367/8 (9)) — parallel in Ambla
- vedelal vöö vedela (E 71560/2 (8)) — parallel in Jõhvi
- kübarata kummardavad (Veske 4, 367/8 (9)) — parallel in Jõhvi