The Tver Karelian dialect is a dialect of the Karelian language spoken in the Tver Oblast. It is descended from 17th century South Karelian speakers who migrated to the Tver region.
Although Tver Karelian descents from Karelian Proper, it often contains many differences from other Karelian Proper dialects. The Tver Karelian dialect contains very strong influences from the Russian language, especially in the phonetics of the dialect.
A standardized written language has been created for the Tver dialect. The earliest translation of the Bible in Karelian was made using the Tver dialect in 1820.
The following example of Tver Karelian is from Zoja TuriÃÂeva in 1996: