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Languages of Estonia

Languages of
country = Estonia [http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_243_en.pdf]
official = Estonian
regional = Võru, Setu¹, Mulgi, Tartu, Insular, Western, Central, Eastern, Northeast Coastal, Vironian
minority = Russian, Finnish, Swedish, German
foreign = Russian (66%)
English (46%)
German (22%)

= Estonian =

Estonian is the only official language of Estonia.

Dialects

North Estonian

* Central
* Western
* Insular
* Eastern
* Northeast Coastal

= South Estonian =

* Mulgi
* Tartu
* Võru

Võru has a subdialect Setu, although some consider it a separate language.

= Russian =

There are towns in Estonia with large concentration of Russian-language community and there are towns where Estonian-language speakers are in minority (especially in North-East of Estonia). The Estonian government is working hard to integrate Russians to Estonia.

= German =

= Swedish =

References

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