Estonian language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/estonian-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Estonian language?Northern Europe, situated on the Baltic Sea
2. What is the capital of Estonian language?Tallinn
3. What language do people speak in Estonian language?Finnic branch of the Uralic language family
4. What is the population (native speakers)?Approximately 1.1 million (922,000 in Estonia, 160,000 elsewhere)
5. What is the writing system?Latin script

Phylogenetic roots: The evolutionary origins and relationships of a language within a larger family.
Vowel harmony: A phonological process where vowels within a word must belong to the same class.
Consonant gradation: A phonological process involving changes in consonants within a word, common in Finnic languages.
Linguistic revival: A movement to re-establish or modernize a language that has declined in usage.