%0 Research Notes
%T Mire words in the dialects of northern Finland
%A Aapala, Kirsti
%A Aapala, Kaisu
%D 1997
%J Suo - Mires and peat
%V 48
%N 1
%U http://suo.fi/article/9762
%X Nineteen words, describing different types of mires and morphological and topographical features in mires, used in the dialects of northern Finlad are described in this article. Several of these words have been adopted from the indigenous Sami people, who live in the northernmost part of Finland, Sweden and Norway. Best known of these Sami words are aapa and palsa, which are internationally used mire terms. 
Key words: dialect, loan words, mire words, North-Finland, Sami language