Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] ) is a Finnic language of the Uralic family. Estonian is the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin...
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The official language of Estonia is Estonian, a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, which is related to Finnish. It is unrelated to the bordering Russian...
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Estonians or Estonian people (Estonian: eestlased) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who speak the Estonian language. Their nation state is Estonia. The...
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dialect or language. Diachronically speaking, North and South Estonian are separate branches of the Finnic languages. Modern Standard Estonian has evolved...
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a knowledge of Estonian spread among those Livonians and words of Estonian origin also came into Livonian. There are about 800 Estonian loanwords in Livonian...
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ethnic groups within Estonia Estonians Russian Many languages are spoken in Estonia, including Estonian (official), Võro, Russian, Ukrainian, English, Finnish...
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areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the majority of the population of 1.4 million. Present-day Estonia has been...
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Estonian Sign Language (Estonian: eesti viipekeel, EVK) is the national sign language of Estonia. Research into the origins and nature of EVK did not begin...
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a dialect of the Estonian language along with all varieties of South Estonian. However, many linguists[who?] consider South Estonian to be an independent...
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the former USSR during the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia. The modern Estonian-language word for Russians vene(lane) is probably related to an old...
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February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023. "Estonia's Russian schools to switch to Estonian-language schooling". Estonian World. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2...
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and Estonia. Traditionally, eight Finnic languages have been recognized. The major modern representatives of the family are Finnish and Estonian, the...
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Institute researches modern Estonian, the history of the Estonian language, Estonian dialects and Finno-Ugric cognate languages. It was founded in 1993 as...
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Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian (which alone accounts for approximately 60% of speakers), Finnish, and Estonian. Other languages...
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Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (Estonian: Eesti Rahvuslased ja Konservatiivid, abbr. ERK) is a right-wing political party in Estonia founded...
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The Estonia men's national football team (Estonian: Eesti Jalgpallikoondis) represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the...
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person born to at least one Estonian parent receives Estonian citizenship at birth. Noncitizens may naturalise as Estonian citizens after living in the...
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The Estonian Defence Forces (Estonian: Eesti Kaitsevägi) is the unified military force of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consists...
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until 1991 continuously used by the Estonian government-in-exile, diplomatic service, and the diaspora of Estonian refugees around the world. In October...
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Estonian orthography is the system used for writing the Estonian language and is based on the Latin alphabet. The Estonian orthography is generally guided...
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region in northern Europe Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent Estonian language Estonian cuisine Estonian culture All pages with titles...
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as the language of instruction in schools, all-Estonian song festivals were held regularly after 1869, and a national literature in Estonian developed...
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language names which were occasionally quite different from the ones used in the Estonian language. During the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia...
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The Estonian Swedes, or Estonia-Swedes (Swedish: estlandssvenskar, colloquially aibofolke, "island people"; Estonian: eestirootslased), or "Coastal Swedes"...
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The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia) was an administrative subunit (union republic) of...
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Minister of Defence (Estonian: Kaitseminister) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Defence (Estonian: Kaitseministeerium) in the Estonian Government. The...
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Affairs (Estonian: välisminister) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Välisministeerium) in the Estonian Government...
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Estonian vocabulary, i.e., the vocabulary of the Estonian language, was influenced by many other language groups. The heaviest external contribution,...
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People's Party of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond, EKRE) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Estonia led by Martin...
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Estonian grammar is the grammar of the Estonian language. Estonian consonant gradation is a grammatical process that affects obstruent consonants at the...
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