Ugrian
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- noun
- Specialized
- Its sound structure resembles that of Finno-Ugric languages, and parallels and allusions to her can be found in Finno-Ugrian mythology.
- Finno-Ugrian
- Ugrian tradition
- Ugrian peoples
Examples
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In the mythology of the Mansi, a people of Ugrian stock in western Siberia.
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According to Finno-Ugrian and Samoyedic mythology, the celestial bear married a human girl.
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These characteristics were reflected in the mythology of the Finno-Ugrian peoples:
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Currently, the laments are practiced only in rural areas by Russian, Finnish, and Ugrian peoples alike.
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We know with certainty that Magyars were related to the Finns and that their language belongs to the Finno-Ugrian language family.
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It is generally agreed that the tradition of laments is older among Finno-Ugrians than among Slavs.
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For many centuries, female shamans served their communities, and this Finno-Ugrian tradition was long-lasting even in Scandinavian society, which had adopted social and religious standards of Western European origin.
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Even the Russians seem to be so, since they apparently, to a large extent, assimilated many of the conquered Finno-Ugrian, Volga Tatar, etc. peoples.
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In the Finno-Ugrians' religious beliefs during the pre-Christian age, the repertoire of female figures in the laments was not limited to the shaman and the mother.
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The Ugrian language is used by some communities in northwestern Siberia and Hungary.
Synonyms
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A group of related languages, including Hungarian and some spoken in northwest Siberia
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ugrian = Ugri + an
While the suffix '-an' is a regular relational/demonym suffix, the root 'Ugri' is an ethnonym/combining form unfamiliar to most learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from its parts.
Etymology
Ugrian comes from old names for the people and lands where these languages were spoken, and it names the branch of the Finno-Ugric family that includes Hungarian and several languages of western Siberia. So, to remember Ugrian, think of the group that contains Hungarian and related languages.