Mulgi dialect

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Not to be confused with Mulgi language (Chad).
Mulgi
mulgi kiilʼ
Native toEstonia
RegionMulgimaa
EthnicityMulgis (et)
Native speakers
13,960 (2021)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologmulg1249
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Map of South Estonian languages, with Mulgi.

Mulgi (Estonian: mulgi keel, South Estonian (including Mulgi): mulgi kiilʼ) is a dialect of South Estonian spoken in Mulgimaa, a cultural-historical region in Southern Estonia. The 2021 Estonian census counted 13,960 speakers.

Usage

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Mulgi is spoken only by the older generation, as children are taught in standard Estonian, and parents do not pass Mulgi down to their children.[2]

The Mulgi Cultural Institute (et) (Mulgi Kultuuri Instituut) operated from 1934 to 1940, and also since 1989. It produces, publishes and distributes productions in Mulgi (tales, nursery rhymes, and songs).[3]

A Mulgi newspaper is printed irregularly.

Two notable Mulgi writers are August Kitzberg (1855-1927) and Nikolai Baturin (1936-2019).

References

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