Language History
Estonian is part of the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. Some of the oldest Estonian writings date back to the 1520s. The first book written was Wanradt-Koell Catechism in 1535, which was a collection of religious translations of the Kullamaa prayers.
The language’s history goes back centuries where Estonia was under Danish, Swedish, Teutonic, and Russian rule. In fact, Russian was declared the official language of the country back in 1721 when it belonged to the Russian Empire. Later, in 1940 and during World War II, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and soon after by the Germans by 1944. It wasn’t until 1990, when Estonian was declared the official language of the country again, as a result of Estonia’s independence.
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| Estonian | English |
|---|---|
| Tere/Tervist | Hello |
| Minu nimi on ... | My name is... |
| Edu! | Good luck! |
| Kuidas läheb? | How are you? |
Estonia Population:
1,326,535
Internet Users:
1,276,521
Penetration:
96.2%
As of 2020. Source:
www.internetworldstats.com
• Estonian nouns are not marked according to gender.
• They have two numbers (singular and plural) and a whopping 14 cases!
• Estonian verbs have two tenses – past and present. There is no future tense!
• They have three moods: indicative, conditional and subjunctive.
• Word order in the Estonian language is Subject-Verb-Object.
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