Seto dialect explained

Seto
Nativename:	seto kiil´
States:	Estonia
Region:	Setomaa
Ethnicity:	Setos
Speakers:	25,080
Date:	2021 census
Ref:	^[1]
Familycolor:	Uralic
Fam2:	Finnic
Fam3:	South Estonian
Fam4:	Ugala
Isoexception:	dialect
Glotto:	seto1244
Glottorefname:	Seto
Fam5:	Ugandi
Fam6:	Võro-Seto
Map:	File:South Estonian today.PNG
Mapcaption:	South Estonian today. Seto is marked with light red colour.
Map2:	File:Seto language distribution.png
Mapcaption2:	Distribution of Seto speakers according to the 2021 census.

Seto (seto kiil´;^[2] Estonian: setu keel) is a dialect of South Estonian spoken by 25,080 people.^[3] It is sometimes identified as a variety under Võro, or the two are described as Võro-Seto. Setos (setokõsõq) mostly inhabit the area near Estonia's southeastern border with Russia in Setomaa, and are primarily Eastern Orthodox, while Võros (võrokõsõq) are traditionally Lutherans and live in historical Võru County.

Language sample

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

• Seto: Kõik inemiseq sünnüseq vapost ja ütesugumaidsist uma avvo ja õiguisi poolõst. Näile om annõt mudsu ja süämetun'stus ja nä piät ütstõõsõga vele muudu läbi kjauma.
• Võro: Kõik inemiseq sünnüseq vapos ja ütesugumaidsis uma avvo ja õiguisi poolõst. Näile om annõt mudsu ja süämetunnistus ja nä piät ütstõõsõga vele muudu läbi käümä.
• Estonian: Estonian: Kõik inimesed sünnivad vabadena ja võrdsetena oma väärikuselt ja õigustelt. Neile on antud mõistus ja südametunnistus ja nende suhtumist üksteisesse peab kandma vendluse vaim.
• Finnish: Finnish: Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.
• English: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

References

• Alekseev . F. . 2016 . Opyt polevogo issledovanija jazyka seto . ru:Опыт полевого исследования языка сето . Field research experience in the Seto language . Finno-ugorskij Mir . 3 . 14–17 . ru.
• Eichenbaum . Külli . Pajusalu . Karl . 2001 . Setode ja võrokeste keelehoiakutest ja identiteedist . Keel ja Kirjandus . 7 . 483–489 .
• Book: 9985914953 . Võro-Seto Language . Eller . Kalle . 1999 . Võro Institute .

Notes and References

1. Web site: RL21446: POPULATION WITH ESTONIAN AS THEIR MOTHER TONGUE BY ABILITY TO SPEAK A DIALECT, AGE GROUP, SEX, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE (ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT), 31 DECEMBER 2021 . 2024-07-17 . PxWeb . en.
2. Web site: Google Scholar . 2024-07-17 . scholar.google.com.
3. Web site: RL21446: POPULATION WITH ESTONIAN AS THEIR MOTHER TONGUE BY ABILITY TO SPEAK A DIALECT, AGE GROUP, SEX, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE (ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT), 31 DECEMBER 2021 . 2024-07-17 . PxWeb . en.