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==Present situation== Today, Võro is used in the works of some of Estonia's best-known playwrights, poets, and authors ([[Madis Kõiv]], [[Ülle Kauksi]], [[Jaan Kaplinski]], [[Ain Kaalep]], etc.). One newspaper is printed in Võro: the fortnightly ''[[Uma Leht]]'' (literally ''Our Own Newspaper''). Twenty six public schools offer weekly special classes (mostly [[extracurricular activities|extracurricular]]) in modern Võro. Estonia's contribution to the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] was the song "[[Tii (song)|Tii]]", which was performed by [[Neiokõsõ]] in Võro. The language is endangered,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap/language-id-422.html |title=UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger |publisher=Unesco.org |access-date=2014-08-23}}</ref> and according to Kadri Koreinik this is due to the government's lack of legal commitment to protect the language.<ref name="koreinik1"/>
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