Võro Institute


The Võro Institute is an Estonian state research and development institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Võro language and culture.

History

Võro (võro kiil

Activities

The institute is engaged in a wide range of activities to meet the challenges facing lesser-spoken languages, including establishing school programs, conducting linguistic and regional research, preserving place-names and their corresponding stories, publishing Võro-language scholarship and school textbooks, and organizing annual language conferences. The aim of these activities is to encourage the Võro people to speak their own language and to preserve their characteristic life-style.