Languages in Estonia

Having information about languages in Estonia is important if you are visiting Estonia for tourist, work or study. Knowing about the languages in Estonia in advance will help you top prepare your mind for speaking that language. Usually, in every country of the world, not a single language is spoken. Many languages are used in one region. Similarly, the language in Estonia is not limited to a single language.

Official Language of Estonia

Estonia official language is Estonian which is a Uralic language and is more related to Finnish. The Estonian languages are less related to the neighboring Indo European languages. Estonian is widely used among the different languages in Estonia. Other than Estonia there are few regional languages in Estonia which are spoken by people living in different regions of Estonia. These regional languages in Estonia are Voru, Setu, Mulgi, and Tartu. Among these languages in Estonia Voru is widely used by people living in South-Eastern Estonia. Setu is widely used by People living is Setomaa county. Mulgi and Tartu speakers are less in comparison to Voru and Setu.

Other Languages of Estonia

There are other minor languages in Estonia used by the remaining population and these languages in Estonia include: Russian is the most commonly used foreign languages in Estonia. English is also widely spoken in Estonia being the second widely used minor language.  German is the third minor language in Estonia and Swedish the fourth minor language. If you can speak English, you can spend your time in Estonia without any difficulty in language.

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