| Northeastern Coastal Estonian | |
|---|---|
| kirderannikumurre kirderanniku | |
| Native to | Estonia |
| Region | northeastern coast from Tallinn to Narva river |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | nort2406 Northeastern Coastal Estonian |
 Northeastern coastal Estonian | |
The northeastern coastal dialect (Estonian: kirderannikumurre) is a Finnic dialect (or dialect group) traditionally considered part of the Estonian language. The Estonian coastal dialects were spoken on the coastal strip of Estonia from Tallinn to river Narva. It has very few speakers left nowadays.
Treating the northeastern coastal dialect as a single unit dates back to Arnold Kask's classification of Estonian dialects from the year 1956.[1] According to some authors, the coastal dialects form one of the three major dialect groups of Estonian (the other two being North Estonian and South Estonian).[2][3]
- ^ Karl Pajusalu, Tiit Hennoste, Ellen Niit, Peeter Päll, Jüri Viikberg "Eesti murded ja kohanimed", Tallinn 2002, lk 53
- ^ Viitso 1998, p. 98.
- ^ Such a division is used in Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia, 2. kd, as well as by Mari Must On Eastern Viru languages (in Estonian). Other sources may group the coastal dialects as subdivision of Northern Estonian dialects or just as one of the dialect groups of the Estonian language, without a binary division into Northern and Southern Estonian ([1], [2])