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Võro

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The Sound of the Võro language (Numbers, Phrases & Sample Text)

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WIKITONGUES: Sulev speaking Võro

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WIKITONGUES: Aare speaking Võro

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WIKITONGUES: Tuulõ speaking Võro

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Jüvä Sullõv - Introduction to Võro language

Võro is a language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Traditionally, it has been considered a dialect of the South Estonian dialect group of the Estonian language, but nowadays it has its own literary language and is in search of official recognition as an autochthonous 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 in Võru and Põlva counties, with parts extending into Valga and Tartu counties. Speakers can also be found in the towns of Tallinn and Tartu and the rest of Estonia.
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