Estonian is a Uralic language and the official language of Estonia, written using the Latin alphabet and the first language of the majority of the country's population.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2022 estimate. StatusWikipedia article on Estonian: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. Attested From (Year) Classification
Language Kind Official Status Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Estonian Language
Written In
In the Other Atlases
Original Language Of
Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Estonian (Glottolog languoid esto1258)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
2. Wikipedia: Estonian Language
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Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] ) is a Uralic language, and is the official language of Estonia. Estonian is written using the Latin alphabet and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox: date
2022
Infobox, Region
Northern Europe
In Family: Uralic, Infobox, Language family
Top family: Uralic; immediate branch: Finnic (Southern Finnic).
View the Source 3. Omniglot: Estonian language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glanceQuote, Language at a glance
First written : c. 13th century
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