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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>
[http://www.postalhistory.com/results.asp?group=20&sort=3&cs=es Estonia Postal History] can be used to study writing.


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