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==Facts about Standard Estonian == | ==Facts about Standard Estonian == | ||
Estonian is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch spoken in Estonia. | |||
It is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. | |||
It is a Southern Finnic language and is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. | |||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>ekk</code> | *'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>ekk</code> | ||
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*'''The Standard Estonian language is spoken in''': <code>Estonia</code> | *'''The Standard Estonian language is spoken in''': <code>Estonia</code> | ||
==Estonian Dictionaries== | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://portaal.eki.ee/ Eesti keele instituut]: Estonian dictionaries | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/ekss/ Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat]: dictionary of the Estonian language | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/ety/ Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat]: Estonian etymological dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/qs2006/ Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat]: Estonian orthographical dictionary (2006) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/sys/ Sünonüümisõnastik]: dictionary of synonyms | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/slang/ Esimene eesti slängi sõnaraamat]: slang dictionary, by Mai Loog (1990) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/ies/ Estonian-English dictionary] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/evs/ Estonian-Russian dictionary] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/dict/et-lv/ Estonian-Latvian] & [http://www.eki.ee/dict/lv-et/ Latvian-Estonian dictionary] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.dict.com/Inglise-eesti Lingea]: Estonian-English dictionary & multilingual | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://dict.ibs.ee/ Ibs]: Estonian-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://aare.pri.ee/dictionary.html Aare]: Estonian-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://iate.europa.eu/home Iate]: multilingual terminological dictionary <span class="np">(European Union)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.estfra.ee/Home.po Estonian-French Dictionary] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.ut.ee/klassik/dict/index_lat.html Estonian-Latin dictionary] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.loecsen.com/en/learn-estonian Loecsen]: Estonian-English common phrases <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENET/ENET002.HTM Goethe-Verlag]: Estonian-English common phrases & illustrated [http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/_VOCAB/EN/ENET/ENET.HTM vocabulary] <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/knab/mmaad.htm country names] in Estonian | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/books/kohanimed/hiiumaa_kohanimed.pdf Hiiumaa kohanimed] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> the origins of the place names of the island of Hiiumaa, by Marja Kallasmaa | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.eki.ee/books/kohanimed/saaremaa_kohanimed.pdf Saaremaa kohanimed] <span class="k">[PDF]</span> the origins of the place names of the island of Saaremaa, by Marja Kallasmaa | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.folklore.ee/rl/pubte/ee/vanad/aiale/index2.html Aus dem inneren und äusseren Leben der Ehsten]: Estonian proverbs by Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1876) with translation into German (or scanned [https://archive.org/details/ausdeminnerenun00wiedgoog?view=theater book]) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.folklore.ee/Synaraamat/ Võro-eesti synaraamat]: dictionary of the dialect of [https://www.voru.ee/ Võru], (southeast of Estonia) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.kirj.ee/public/trames_pdf/2013/issue_3/Trames-2013-3-273-300.pdf The origins of stems of standard Estonian] by Sven-Erik Soosaar, in ''Trames'' (2013) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.academia.edu/24411989 Die alten baltischen Lehnwörter im neuen estnischen etymologischen Wörterbuch]: the old Baltic loanwords in the new Estonian etymological dictionary, by Santeri Junttila, in ''Baltu filoloģija'' (2014) | |||
*Sources: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/estonian_dictionary.htm | |||
==Free Standard Estonian Lessons== | ==Free Standard Estonian Lessons== | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 6 September 2021
Hi Polyglots! 😃
Welcome to the Standard Estonian learning page!
You will find below many free resources to learn and practice this language.
Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club! 😊
Facts about Standard Estonian
Estonian is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch spoken in Estonia. It is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia.
It is a Southern Finnic language and is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages.
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
ekk
- Autonyms (how to write "Standard Estonian" in Standard Estonian):
Eesti keel
- Other names for "Standard Estonian":
Eesti, Eesti Kirjakeel
- The Standard Estonian language is spoken in:
Estonia
Estonian Dictionaries
• Eesti keele instituut: Estonian dictionaries
• Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat: dictionary of the Estonian language
• Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat: Estonian etymological dictionary
• Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat: Estonian orthographical dictionary (2006)
• Sünonüümisõnastik: dictionary of synonyms
• Esimene eesti slängi sõnaraamat: slang dictionary, by Mai Loog (1990)
• Estonian-Latvian & Latvian-Estonian dictionary
• Lingea: Estonian-English dictionary & multilingual
• Ibs: Estonian-English dictionary
• Aare: Estonian-English dictionary
• Iate: multilingual terminological dictionary (European Union)
• Loecsen: Estonian-English common phrases (+ audio)
• Goethe-Verlag: Estonian-English common phrases & illustrated vocabulary (+ audio)
• country names in Estonian
• Hiiumaa kohanimed [PDF] the origins of the place names of the island of Hiiumaa, by Marja Kallasmaa
• Saaremaa kohanimed [PDF] the origins of the place names of the island of Saaremaa, by Marja Kallasmaa
• Aus dem inneren und äusseren Leben der Ehsten: Estonian proverbs by Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1876) with translation into German (or scanned book)
• Võro-eesti synaraamat: dictionary of the dialect of Võru, (southeast of Estonia)
• The origins of stems of standard Estonian by Sven-Erik Soosaar, in Trames (2013)
• Die alten baltischen Lehnwörter im neuen estnischen etymologischen Wörterbuch: the old Baltic loanwords in the new Estonian etymological dictionary, by Santeri Junttila, in Baltu filoloģija (2014)