Seto | |
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seto kiil´ | |
Native to | Estonia |
Region | Southern Estonia |
Ethnicity | Setos |
Native speakers
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13,000 (2011 census) |
Uralic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | seto1241 |
Seto (seto kiil´;Estonian: setu keel) is a dialect of the South Estonian or Võro language (although the Setos generally do not identify as Võro speakers), spoken by 12,549 people. It is sometimes considered as a language. The speakers, Seto people, mostly inhabit the area near Estonia's southeastern border with Russia, in the county of Setomaa.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: