Võro
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A language of Estonia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Voro, Võro kiil, Võro-Seto, Voru, Võru
Population
87,000 (2013 UNSD). Seto speakers: 12,500 (2011 census).
Location
Southeast, Põlva, Tartu, Valga, and Võru counties.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Eastern Võro, Seto, Western Võro. Seto is very similar to Eastern Võro but many Setos consider Seto an independent language. A member of macrolanguage Estonian [est].
Language Use
Rapid shift to Standard Estonian [ekk]. Promotion and revival of Võro, which includes teachers, politicians, poets, geographers, and administrators, attempting to increase the usage. Home, workplace. Few children; most are elderly speakers living in rural areas.
Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1686–1905.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian.