ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele ("ABD or the Book Reading for Children" in English) is an Estonian alphabet book by Otto Wilhelm Masing published in Tartu in 1795.[1][2]
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The work is the first Estonian language book with a title page. For the first time, the book included a guide on how to teach reading. In Estonian, the abbreviation ABC is not used for the alphabet because the letter C does not appear in Estonian vocabulary.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ History – Estonian Children's Literature Centre
- ^ a b Spotted Mother Tongue – Vaba Eesti Sõna
- ^ Sven-Erik Soosaar & Urmas Sutrop: Eesti keel. Estonian Institute, 2019. ISBN 978-9949-558-55-1.
External links
edit- ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele kes tahawad luggema öppida at DSpace of the University of Tartu
- ABD ehk Luggemise-Ramat Lastele (1795) at EEVA