KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 3: Culture and traditions
kirjakieli
Finnish word. In English: literary language
The written form of a language, used for example in books.
Facts about the word
- In the 1500s Mikael Agricola laid the foundation for written Finnish. His primer, the Abckiria, is considered the first piece of literature in Finnish. thisisFINLAND
- The New Testament translated by Agricola was published in 1548, and the whole Bible was published in Finnish in 1642. thisisFINLAND
- Elias Lönnrot's aim was to preserve Finnish-language poetry and to strengthen the status of Finnish as a literary language. thisisFINLAND
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A literary language is the written form of a language, used widely. It is not the dialect of one village, and it is not the tongue in your mouth.
The word belongs to Chapter 3: Culture and traditions. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
