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''[[ | ''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Estonia_Genealogy|Estonia]]'' {{Estonia-sidebar}} | ||
The records are in Russian, German, Swedish, Latin, and Estonian. In 1989 Estonian replaced Russian as the official state language. It is not an Indo-European language. It is related to Finnish and is written in the Latin script. There are two principal dialects--northern and southern. The northern has become the standard of correct speech and the language of literature. Many Russian residents do not speak Estonian.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Estonia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-2002.</ref> | The records are in Russian, German, Swedish, Latin, and Estonian. In 1989 Estonian replaced Russian as the official state language. It is not an Indo-European language. It is related to Finnish and is written in the Latin script. There are two principal dialects--northern and southern. The northern has become the standard of correct speech and the language of literature. Many Russian residents do not speak Estonian.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Estonia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-2002.</ref> | ||