Estonian | |
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eesti keel | |
Native to | Estonia |
Ethnicity | Estonians |
Native speakers | 1.1 million (2012)[1] |
Latin (Estonian alphabet) Estonian Braille | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() ![]() |
Regulated by | Institute of the Estonian Language / Eesti Keele Instituut, Emakeele Selts (semi-official) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | et |
ISO 639-2 | est |
ISO 639-3 | est – inclusive codeIndividual codes: ekk – Standard Estonianvro – Võro |
Glottolog | esto1258 |
Linguasphere | 41-AAA-d |
Distribution of estonian language | |
The Estonian language (Estonian: eesti keel) is a Uralic language. It is mainly spoken in Estonia. The Estonian language is similar to Finnish and is one of the few national languages of Europe not to be an Indo-European language.
The Estonian alphabet uses the Latin alphabet. It has many vowels, including Ö, Ä, Õ and Ü.
It has been influenced by and adopted many words from German and Swedish. The Estonian language also has different dialects.
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