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Definition: Finno-Ugric

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions).[Wordnet].

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Date "Finno-Ugric" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1927. (references)

Common Expressions: Finno-Ugric

Expressions Definition
Finno-Ugric music Finno-Ugric music is an arbitrary 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 Vojvodina). (references)
Finno-Ugric peoples The term Finno-Ugric people is used to describe a people speaking a Finno-Ugric language. Some theories have suggested that the modern speakers of Finno-Ugric languages would have originated from a single ancient people, but these theories are not supported by DNA evidence. (references)

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Extended Definition: Finno-Ugric


Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugric can refer to:

  • Finno-Ugric languages
  • Finno-Ugric peoples

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Topics by Level of Interest: Finno-Ugric

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Finno-Ugric languages 43     Finno-Ugric 2
Finno-Ugric peoples 22     Finno-Ugric languages 43
Finno-Ugric music 3     Finno-Ugric music 3
Finno-Ugric 2     Finno-Ugric peoples 22

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).