finno-ugric
Proper noun A major branch of the Uralic language family, comprising a group of related languages spoken in northeastern Europe, Scandinavia (especially Finland and Estonia), Hungary, and parts of western Siberia.
The term "Finno-Ugric" is used primarily in linguistic and anthropological contexts to classify and discuss this specific language family and its speakers. * The Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian languages all belong to the Finno-Ugric branch. * Scholars study the Finno-Ugric languages to understand their common origins and historical development.
- Finno-Ugric peoples: Refers to the ethnic groups who speak Finno-Ugric languages, such as the Finns, Estonians, and Hungarians.
- The cultural traditions of the Finno-Ugric peoples are diverse yet share some ancient commonalities.
- Finno-Ugrian: An older, synonymous term for Finno-Ugric.
- Uralic: The larger language family that includes the Finno-Ugric branch and the Samoyedic languages.
- Ugric: A subgroup within Finno-Ugric that includes Hungarian and the Ob-Ugric languages (Khanty and Mansi).
- Finno-Ugrian
The term strictly denotes a linguistic classification. It is not an ethnic or political designation for a unified group. The languages within this family, while related, are not mutually intelligible.
- a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)