Estonian language
A Finnic language mostly spoken in Estonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] (
listen)) is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script, and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia, and 160,000 elsewhere.[2][3]
| Estonian | |
|---|---|
| eesti keel | |
| Native to | Estonia |
| Ethnicity | Estonians |
Native speakers | 1.2 million (2022)[1] |
Uralic
| |
| Latin (Estonian alphabet) Estonian Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Estonia European Union |
| Regulated by | Institute of the Estonian Language / Eesti Keele Instituut |
| 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 |
 Estonian language[image reference needed] | |