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Evar Saar in 2008

Evar Saar (Võro: Saarõ Evar; born 16 August 1969) is an Estonian linguist, journalist, toponymist a Võro language activist. He has traveled extensively around the historical county of Võrumaa and documented the original names of all major geographical features there.[1] In total, he has collected over 50,000 names from the Võro language spoken in Southern Estonia.

Works

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  • Võrumaa kohanimede analüüs enamlevinud nimeosade põhjal ja traditsioonilise kogukonna nimesüsteem. Dissertationes philologiae estonicae Universitatis Tartuensis, 1406–1325; 22, Tartu Ülikool 2008.
  • Räpina ja Vastseliina kohanimed. Sünkrooniline ülevaade ja andmebaas. In: Mariko Faster ja Evar Saar. Võromaa kotussõnimmist, Võro Instituut 2002. (MA thesis: Local names of Räpina and Vastseliina. Synchronical overview and database)
  • Eve Alender, Kairit Henno, Annika Hussar, Peeter Päll ja Evar Saar. Nimekorralduse analüüs, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2003. (Analysis of name planning)

References

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  1. ^ Helgi Leesmen (19 September 2008). "Võrukestest teadlased külastasid Kanadat ning kõnelesid kohanimedest". Eesti Elu (in Estonian). Retrieved 27 January 2011.