South Estonian language
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South Estonian is a language or a language group which belongs to the Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. Contemporary South Estonian languages are Võro, Seto, Mulgi and Tartu. Nowadays South Estonian is used most often as an umbrella notion for these four languages. In Estonian traditional dialectology South Estonian languages are considered dialects of South Estonian dialect group.
One of the earliest written evidences of South Estonian is a translation of the New Testament (Wastne Testament) published in 1686. Although the status of South Estonian began to diminish after the 1880s, the language began to undergo a revival in the late 1980s.
Language example of the old literary (Tartu) South Estonian
Meie Essa (Lord's Prayer): Meie Essa taiwan: pühhändetus sago sinno nimmi. Sinno rikk tulgo. Sinno tahtmine sündko kui taiwan, nida ka ma pääl. Meie päiwaliko leiba anna meile täämba. Nink anna meile andis meie süda, nida kui ka meie andis anname ommile süüdleisile. Nink ärra sada meid mitte kiusatuse sisse; enge pästa meid ärra kurjast: Sest sinno perralt om rikk, nink wäggi, nink awwustus iggawestsel ajal. Amen.
Language example of the modern literary (
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Kõik inemiseq sünnüseq avvo ja õiguisi poolõst ütesugumaidsis. Näile om annõt mudsu ja süämetunnistus ja nä piät ütstõõsõga vele muudu läbi käümä.
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