ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele explained

ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele ("ABD or the Reading Book for Children") is an Estonian language textbook written by Otto Wilhelm Masing and published in Tartu, Estonia in 1795.^{[1] [2]}

ABD was the first Estonian alphabet book with a separate title page, and it also included a guide on how to teach reading. In Estonian, the abbreviation "ABC" is not used for the alphabet because the letter C does not appear in Estonian vocabulary.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Estonian orthography

External links

• ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele kes tahawad luggema öppida at DSpace of the University of Tartu
• ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele (1795) at EEVA

Notes and References

1. https://elk.ee/en/childrens-literature/ajalugu/ History
2. https://www.vabaeestisona.com/spotted-mother-tongue/ Spotted Mother Tongue
3. Sven-Erik Soosaar & Urmas Sutrop: Eesti keel. Estonian Institute, 2019. ISBN 978-9949-558-55-1.