Spoken Estonian language belongs to the Southern Finnic language group. The language originated when the ancestors of the Estonian people moved to present-day Estonia. The two distinctive dialects of Northern and Southern Estonian formed a basis for the later development of the Estonian language.
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Spoken Estonian language belongs to the Southern Finnic language group. The language originated when the ancestors of the Estonian people moved to present-day Estonia. The two distinctive dialects of Northern and Southern Estonian formed a basis for the later development of the Estonian language.
The Estonian language predominantly developed from the Northern Estonian dialect. During the Middle Ages, the language was heavily influenced by the German language. The oldest written records of the Medieval language in Estonia are in The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia which dates from the 13th century.
The first printed book in Estonian was a Lutheran manuscript in 1525. It never reached the reader population, but, some ten years after that, a German-Estonian translation of the Lutheran catechism was the first published Estonian book. In 1686, the New Testament was translated into Southern Estonian and into northern Estonian in 1715. The Estonian language experienced a revival in the 19th century when patriotic poems by Kristjan Jaak Peterson were published.
For an English speaker, 1100 hours are necessary to learn Estonian.
Learning to speak the Estonian language could be a major challenge. Although the Estonian language alphabet uses Latin letters, the language is among the most difficult to learn for native English speakers. However, you can start by learning some common phrases like “good morning” in the Estonian language. If you need content writing in Estonian, you might need a professional to help you out!
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The Estonian language has a more extensive range of tones than Latin.
The German language has had a significant impact on the Estonian language. This is evident in the vocabulary and syntax.
Estonian contains eight dialects and 117 sub-dialects. The dialect borders became more significant as Estonia's population grew.
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