Russian and Estonian Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Russia
Estonia, Gambia
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of the Estonian Language
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Finnish
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian and Estonian as Minority Language
In Russian and Estonian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Estonian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
If you want to compare Russian and Estonian dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Estonian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Estonian Regulators
Russian and Estonian speaking countries provide you Russian and Estonian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Estonian is regulated by Institute of the Estonian Language. Also get to learn, Russian and Estonian Language History.
Russian and Estonian Continents
Thinking about Russian and Estonian continents in which Russian and Estonian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Estonian. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Russian and Estonian languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Finnish and derived from Not Available.