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Seto dialect

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Seto (seto kiil´;^[2] Estonian: setu keel) is a dialect of South Estonian spoken by 12,549 people.^[1] It is sometimes identified as a variety under Võro, or the two are described as Võro-Seto. Setos (setokõsõq) mostly inhabit the area near Estonia's southeastern border with RussiainSetomaa, and are primarily Eastern Orthodox, while Võros (võrokõsõq) are traditionally Lutherans and live in historical Võru County.

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Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

• Seto: Kõik inemiseq sünnüseq vapost ja ütesugumaidsist uma avvo ja õiguisi poolõst. Näile om annõt mudsu ja süämetun'stus ja nä piät ütstõõsõga vele muudu läbi kjauma.
• Võro: Kõik inemiseq sünnüseq vapos ja ütesugumaidsis uma avvo ja õiguisi poolõst. Näile om annõt mudsu ja süämetunnistus ja nä piät ütstõõsõga vele muudu läbi käümä.
• Estonian: Kõik inimesed sünnivad vabadena ja võrdsetena oma väärikuselt ja õigustelt. Neile on antud mõistus ja südametunnistus ja nende suhtumist üksteisesse peab kandma vendluse vaim.
• Finnish: Kaikki ihmiset syntyvät vapaina ja tasavertaisina arvoltaan ja oikeuksiltaan. Heille on annettu järki ja omatunto, ja heidän on toimittava toisiaan kohtaan veljeyden hengessä.
• English: 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.

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• Alekseev, F. (2016). "Opyt polevogo issledovanija jazyka seto" Опыт полевого исследования языка сето [Field research experience in the Seto language]. Finno-ugorskij Mir (in Russian). 3: 14–17.
• Eichenbaum, Külli; Pajusalu, Karl (2001). "Setode ja võrokeste keelehoiakutest ja identiteedist". Keel ja Kirjandus. 7: 483–489.
• Eller, Kalle (1999). Võro-Seto Language. Võro Institute. ISBN 9985914953.

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