Seventeen percent of Estonians speak various Estonian dialects, a figure that has grown over time, according to the latest census data. University of Tartu (TÜ) researcher Eva Saar says the ...

Just like learners of other languages, heritage language speakers need support and encouragement, not to have their language anxiety stoked. The variety in Estonian as a heritage language, meanwhile, ...

Under the auspices of the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu, open-source language models will be trained to speak Estonian more fluently and better understand Estonian culture.

UN human rights experts highlighted the fact that the legislation introduces "restrictive and potentially discriminatory measures affecting the rights of ethnic and linguistic minorities in education" ...