Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugric
adjective Date: 1879 1. of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Uralic family of languages comprising various languages spoken in Hungary, Lapland, Finland, Estonia, and parts of western Russia 2. of or relating to any of the peoples speaking Finno-Ugric languages • Finno-Ugric noun

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  • Finno-Ugric — can refer to:* Finno Ugric languages* Finno Ugric peoples …   Wikipedia

  • Finno-Ugric — [fin΄ō o͞o′grē ən, fin΄ō o͞o′grē ənfin΄ō o͞o′grik, fin΄ōyo͞o′grik] n. a subfamily of the Uralic family of languages, spoken chiefly in NE Europe, W Siberia, and Hungary: it includes Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian adj. designating or of this… …   English World dictionary

  • Finno-Ugric — Fin•no U•gric [[t]ˌfɪn oʊˈu grɪk, ˈyu [/t]] also Fin•no U•gri•an [[t] ˈu gri ən[/t]] n. 1) peo the Finnic and Ugric languages collectively, as a branch of the Uralic family 2) peo of or pertaining to Finno Ugric or its speakers • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Finno-Ugric — [ˌfɪnəʊ u:grɪk, ju:grɪk] (also Finno Ugrian u:grɪən, ju:grɪən) noun a major group of Uralic languages, including Finnish, Hungarian, and several north central Asian languages. adjective relating to Finno Ugric …   English new terms dictionary

  • Finno-Ugric — 1. noun Any of a group of languages that, with Samoyedic make up the Uralic family; they are spoken in a broad swathe from Siberia to Norway. 2. adjective Of or relating to Finno Ugric languages …   Wiktionary

  • Finno-Ugric languages — Finno Ugric Geographic distribution: Eastern and Northern Europe, North Asia Linguistic classification: Uralic Finno Ugric Subdivisions: Ugric (Ugrian) …   Wikipedia

  • Finno-Ugric music — is a classification denoting the music of the various peoples who speak languages belonging to the Finno Ugric group, e.g., Estonians, Finns, Sami (in northern Russia, Finland, Norway and Sweden), and Hungarians (in Hungary as well as Romania and …   Wikipedia

  • Finno-Ugric peoples — The term Finno Ugric people is used to describe peoples speaking a Finno Ugric language. The subgroups include Finnic peoples and Ugric peoples. They are a subgroup of Uralic peoples.Location The four largest Finno Ugric peoples are Hungarians… …   Wikipedia

  • Finno-Ugric religion — Pre Christian belief systems of the Finno Ugric peoples, who lived in northern Scandinavia, Siberia, the Baltic region, and central Europe. Surviving Finno Ugric groups include the Sami (Lapps), Finns, Estonians, and Magyars. The geographic and… …   Universalium

  • Finno-Ugric languages — Branch of the Uralic language family spoken by about 25 million people in northeastern Europe, northern Asia, and (through immigration) North America. More than 20 million are accounted for by two languages, Finnish and Hungarian. The Ugric… …   Universalium

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