kenen ranta, senen raha

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally: "Whose shore, that one's money".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkenen ˈrɑntɑ, ˈsenen ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈke̞ne̞n ˈrɑntə, ˈs̠e̞ne̞n ˈrɑhɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkenen ˈrɑntɑ, ˈsenen ˈrɑhɑ/, [ˈke̞ne̞n ˈrɑnd̥ɑ, ˈʃe̞ne̞n ˈrɑhɑ]

Phrase[edit]

kenen ranta, senen raha

  1. (idiomatic) Fishers get all the scraps and treasure from the sea.

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 461
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