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Nait
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And the eastern isle from Ahma I'll call, starting from the north, Pohja, Itä, Etä and Lounas, which translate to "Bottom" (from which the word "pohjoinen", north is derived), "east", "far (away)" (from which etelä, "south" is derived), and "lounas", which is the actual name for south-west.

Finnish has individual names for EIGHT cardinal points on the compass - though it seems no one remembers the order for the intermediate points. Starting from north, moving clockwise, they are: pohjoinen, koillinen, itä, kaakko, etelä, lounas, länsi, luode. Which, I hear is pretty unique.


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And while I'm at it, I'm giving names to the land-masses, too!

Left to right, Myritiä, Vertanttia, Eiskaja, Anivonttia, and Kotosaaret.

The river in Eiskaja is obviously Jakojoki. The island south of Vertanttia is Mousari, and the easternmost island in Anivonttia is Tammila.

Ach, I'm naming the islands west of my realm!
North to south, Piensaari, Suursaari, Siniviiri, Punaviiri, Viherviiri and Keltaviiri.

Last edited by Nait; 08-02-2004 at 01:00 AM.
Old 08-02-2004, 12:38 AM
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