Estonian language

Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] ) is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is spoken natively by about 1.1 million people: 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 elsewhere.

Estonian
eesti keel
Native toEstonia
EthnicityEstonians
Native speakers
1.2 million (2022)
Uralic
Latin (Estonian alphabet)
Estonian Braille
Official status
Official language in
Estonia
European Union
Regulated byInstitute of the Estonian Language / Eesti Keele Instituut
Language codes
ISO 639-1et
ISO 639-2est
ISO 639-3est – inclusive code
Individual codes:
ekk  Standard Estonian
vro  Võro
Glottologesto1258
Linguasphere41-AAA-d
Estonian language
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