Estonian language
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The Estonian language is a Finno-Ugric language. It is mainly spoken in Estonia. The Estonian language is similar to Finnish. Estonian is one of the national languages of Europe that is not an Indo-European language. It has been influenced by and has got many words from German and Swedish. Estonian language also has different dialects.
Estonian uses the Latin alphabet. It has many vowels, like Ö, Ä, Õ and Ü.
[edit] Examples of Estonian words
Üks | One |
Kaks | Two |
Kolm | Three |
Jah | Yes |
Ei | No |
Mina | I |
Sina/Te | You |
Tema/Ta | He/She |
Meie/Me | We |
Nemad/Nad | They |
Olen/Mina olen | I am |
Eesti | Estonia |
Maja | House |
Kodu | Home |
Tee | Way |