Seto dialect

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Seto
seto kiil´
Native to	Estonia
Region	Setomaa
Ethnicity	Setos
Native speakers	25,080 (2021 census)[1]
Language family	Uralic Finnic South Estonian Ugala Ugandi Võro-Seto Seto
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	seto1244
South Estonian today. Seto is marked with light red colour.
Distribution of Seto speakers according to the 2021 census.

Seto (seto kiil´;^[2] Estonian: setu keel) is a dialect of South Estonian spoken by 25,080 people.^[3] 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 Russia in Setomaa, and are primarily Eastern Orthodox, while Võros (võrokõsõq) are traditionally Lutherans and live in historical Võru County.