Estonian Texts

The Estonian language (eesti keel) is a member of the Finnic languages which belong to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic family. It is the state language (riigikeel) of the newly independent Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik), and is the native language of about two-thirds of the republic's population. The total number of its speakers is about one million.

Historical Documents

• Manifest kõigile Eestimaa rahwastele (Declaration of Independence, 1918)

Legal Texts

• Vähemusrahvuste kultuur-omavalitsuse seadus (Law on Cultural Autonomy, 1925)
• Vähemusrahvuse kultuuriautonoomia seadus (Law on Cultural Autonomy, 1993) [ Elektrooniline Riigiteataja ]
• Keeleseadus (Law on Language, 1934)
• ENSV Keeleseadus (Law on Language, 1989) [Japanese translation]
• Keeleseadus (Law on Language, 1995) [ Electrooniline Riigiteataja ]

Newspaper Articles

• Kuidas Sipsik Jaapanisse lendab [How Sipsik flies to Japan] (Nukits 2002: 34-35)
• Professor Matsumura peab lugu Sipsikust [Prof. Matsumura regards Sipsik highly] (Õpetajate Leht. Reede, 21. IX 2001. Nr 33)
• Karl August Hermann (“Pidu Karl August Hermanni auks” [In honor of Karl August Hermann], Postimees, 16.VIII 1996; “Karl August Hermanni pole veel unustatud” [Karl August Hermann has not passed into oblivion yet], Postimees, 19.VIII 1996)
• Märtsiküüditamine arvudes [1949 mass deportation in figures] (Rahva Hääl, 25. III 1994)
• Kuidas Paul Saagpakk Eestist kaugel eesti sõnaraamatuid tegi [How Paul F. Saagpakk in exile authored Estonian dictionaries] (Rahva Hääl, 28.V 1992)
• Jaapanlased meist jälle kiiremad [The Japanese are ahead of us again] (Eesti Express, 13.XII 1991)
• Teised meist [What other people say about us] (Sirp ja Vasar, 12.III 1982)