Võro
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Võro is a dialect of the South Estonian language spoken in southern Estonia. It matters because it represents an important part of Estonia's linguistic and cultural heritage, distinct from the more widely spoken standard Estonian.
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Distribution of Võro speakers according to the 2021 census A Võro speaker A girl speaks Võro. South Estonian today. Võro is marked with dark red colour. Percentage of Võro speakers in Estonian municipalities according to the Estonian census 2011 A bilingual Estonian-Võro parish sign in Võrumaa. The parish name with vowel harmony (Urvastõ) is in Võro. A trilingual (Estonian–English–Võro) sign on a tourist information center in Võru A 1998 ABC-book in Võro language written by Sulev Iva, Kauksi Ülle etc.: ABC kiräoppus
Võro (/ˈvɒroʊ/ VORR-oh; Võro: võro kiilʼ [ˈvɤro kʲiːlʲ], Estonian: võru keel) is a South Estonian language. It has its own literary standard and efforts have been undertaken to seek official recognition as an indigenous regional language of Estonia. Võro has roughly 75,000 speakers (Võros), mostly in southeastern Estonia, in the eight parishes of the historical Võru County: Karula, Harglõ, Urvastõ, Rõugõ, Kanepi, Põlva, Räpinä and Vahtsõliina. These parishes are currently centred (due to redistricting) in Võru and Põlva counties, with parts extending into Valga and Tartu counties. Speakers can also be found in the cities of Tallinn, Tartu, and the rest of Estonia.