To which language family does Estonian belong?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Uralic family, with Finnish as its closest major relative
- Step 1: Estonian is not an Indo-European language, although its neighbours Latvian, Russian and Swedish are. Step 2. It belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic family, together with Finnish. Answer: The Uralic family, with Finnish as its closest major relative. Why not the others: Latvian is Baltic, Russian is Slavic and Swedish is Germanic, and none of them is a close relative of Estonian.
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