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Uralic

Uralic

1 9.9
A family of languages spoken in northern Europe and parts of Asia like Finnish and Hungarian
  • noun
  • /ˈjʊrəlɪk/
  • Specialized
: uralico
  • Linguists study the origins and differences among Uralic languages.

Examples

  • Hungarian and Finnish are both members of the Uralic language family.

  • Finnish and Hungarian are both part of the Uralic language family.

  • Most speakers of Uralic languages live in northern and eastern Europe.

  • The Uralic languages are fascinating to study.

  • The Uralic languages, including Finnish and Hungarian, are unique in their structure and vocabulary.

  • Researchers study the Uralic language family to better understand its origins and connections with other languages.

  • Many speakers of Uralic languages reside in regions across northern Eurasia, particularly in Finland and Estonia.

Compounds

Uralic language
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A language people speak mainly in northern Europe and Asia, like Finnish or Hungarian

Surface Forms

Uralic singular
Uralics plural

Morphology

Uralic = Ural (semi-transparent) = Ural + ic

Formally built from 'Ural' + '-ic' (relating to the Urals), but the specific sense 'a family of languages' is a specialized nominalization used in linguistics and not obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Uralic comes from the name of the Ural Mountains plus the ending -ic, which means 'related to'. So Uralic means 'from the Urals' and names the family of languages spoken in that region, such as Finnish and Hungarian.