Võro language
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Võro (/ˈvɒroʊ/ VORR-oh; Võro: võro kiilʼ [ˈvɤro kʲiːlʲ], Estonian: võru keel)[2][3] is the language of South Estonia,[4][1] belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family.[5] Governmentally, it has been considered a dialect of the Estonian language along with all varieties of South Estonian. However, many linguists[who?] consider South Estonian to be an independent Finnic language.[citation needed] It has its own literary standard[6] and efforts have been undertaken to seek official recognition as an indigenous regional language of Estonia.[7][8] Võro has roughly 75,000[9] speakers (Võros), mostly in southeastern Estonia, in the eight parishes of the historical Võru County: Karula, Harglõ, Urvastõ, Rõugõ, Kanepi, Põlva, Räpinä and Vahtsõliina. These parishes are currently centred (due to redistricting) in Võru and Põlva counties, with parts extending into Valga and Tartu counties. Speakers can also be found in the cities of Tallinn and Tartu and the rest of Estonia.[10][11][12]
Võro | |
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võro kiilʼ | |
Native to | Estonia |
Region | Southern Estonia |
Ethnicity | Võros |
Native speakers | 100,000, including 13,000 Seto speakers (2021)[1] |
Dialects | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | Võro Institute (semi-official) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | vro |
Glottolog | voro1243 |
ELP | Võro |
Võro language area — Võromaa (Võro county) in its historical boundaries between Tartu and Seto areas, Russia (Vinnemaa) and Latvia (Lätimaa) | |
Võro is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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