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Seto | |
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seto kiil´ | |
Native to | Estonia |
Region | Setomaa |
Ethnicity | Setos |
Native speakers | 25,080 (2021 census)[1] |
Uralic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | seto1244 |
South Estonian today. Seto is marked with light red colour. | |
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.