A 2019 academic article about the development of language nests in Estonia and the uptake of the
Also Known As:
Dialekt von Võru, Võro kiil, Werro, Voro, Võru, Voru, Vôru
Dialects & Varieties
- Seto
Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~50,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Estonia; Russia
Location Description
Spoken in the southeastern corner of Estonia and in Pechory ounty in the rest of Pskov Province in the Russian Federation.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
The collection of links containing texts written in Võro.
Jüvä Sullõv gave an overview of Võro language at MAFUN Academy.
Võro is a regional language in Sout