Languages of Estonia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Languages of Estonia [1] | |
|---|---|
| Official language(s) | Estonian |
| Regional language(s) | Võru, Setu1, Mulgi, Tartu, Insular, Western, Central, Eastern, Northeast Coastal, Vironian |
| Minority language(s) | Russian, (Swedish, German) |
| Main foreign language(s) | Russian (66%) English (46%) German (22%) |
Contents |
[edit] Estonian
Estonian is the only official language of Estonia.
[edit] Dialects
[edit] North Estonian
[edit] South Estonian
Võru has a subdialect Setu, although some consider it a separate language.
[edit] Russian
There are towns in Estonia with large concentration of Russian-language community and there are towns where Estonian-language speakers are in minority (especially in North-East of Estonia). The Estonian government is working hard to integrate Russians to Estonia.
[edit] German
[edit] Swedish
[edit] References
 |
This language-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Estonia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
