Seto (;Seto language @ google scholar
/ref> et, setu keel) is a dialect of

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or a separate language spoken by 12,549 people. It is sometimes identified as a dialect of Võro, or the two are described as one language, Võro-Seto.

Setos Setos ( seto, setokõsõq, , et, setukesed, ) are an indigenous Finnic peoples and linguistic minority that have historically lived in the borderlands between modern day Estonia and Russia. Setos have historically spoken the Seto language and ...

() mostly inhabit the area near

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's southeastern border with

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in Setomaa, and are primarily

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, while Võros () are traditionally

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and live in historical

Võru County Võru County ( et, Võru maakond or ''Võrumaa''; vro, Võro maakund) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga County and Põlva County and is the only Estonian county bordering two countries - Latvia ( Alūksne Municipality an ...

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Article 1 of the

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: * Seto: * Võro: *

: * Finnish: *

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: ''All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.''

References

* Alekseev, F. (2016) Opyt polevogo issledovanija jazyka seto. Finno-ugorskij mir. No. 3. 14–17. * Eichenbaum, K.; Pajusalu, K. (2001): Setode ja võrokeste keelehoiakutest ja identiteedist. – Keel ja Kirjandus nr 7, lk. 483–489. * Eller, K. (1999): Võro-Seto language. Võro Instituut'. Võro. Seto Estonian dialects South Estonian language Finnic languages Vowel-harmony languages Languages of Estonia {{Uralic-lang-stub