Võro language
Võro (ISO 639-3 code vro) is a language of the Uralic family spoken in Estonia. It has about 50,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as threatened.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | vro |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | sout2679 |
| Family | Uralic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Estonia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 50,000 |
| Endangerment | Threatened (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Uralic languages, nearest first.
- Finnish5,600,000 speakers
- Erzya250,000 speakers
- Ingrian130 speakers
- Hungarian13,000,000 speakers
- Eastern Mari500,000 speakers
- Udmurt324,338 speakers
- Moksha200,000 speakers
- Komi-Permyak110,000 speakers
- Karelian63,000 speakers
- Western Mari50,000 speakers
- Livvi27,000 speakers
- Northern Sami25,700 speakers
More about Võro
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.