RISE UP aims to empower endangered language communities by building connections between relevant
Also Known As:
Dialekt von Võru, Võro kiil, Werro, Voro, Võru, Voru, Vôru
Dialects & Varieties
- Seto
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
A 2019 academic article about the development of language nests in Estonia and the uptake of the
The collection of links containing texts written in Võro.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
< 50,000?
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
The Võru language in Estonia: An Overview of a Language in Context
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
The Võru language in Estonia: An Overview of a Language in Context