Subj: Hungarian & Related Languages Date: Fri, Aug 25, 1995 9:36 AM PDT From: linda@nilenet.com To: psychospy@aol.com Glenn, Here is a list of the Uralic languages which Hungarian belongs to. Linda G The following table, prepared at the Department of Finno-Ugrian Studies, University of Helsinki, presents an overall classification of the Uralic languages with the recommended English glottonyms and current demographical data. Classification of the Uralic (Finno-Ugrian) languages, with present numbers of speakers and areas of distribution: Ugrian languages Hungarian 14,000,000 Hungary and adjacent areas Mansi ("Vogul") 3,000 Russia (extinct), Siberia Northern Mansi < 3,000 Siberia Eastern Mansi ? 100 Siberia Western Mansi probably extinct Siberia Southern Mansi extinct since 1900s Russia, Siberia Khanty ("Ostyak") 13,000 Siberia Northern Khanty ? 8,000 Siberia Eastern Khanty ? 5,000 Siberia Southern Khanty probably extinct Siberia Sami languages ("Lappish") Southern Sami ? 500 Norway, Sweden Ume Sami ? 20 Norway (extinct), Sweden Pite Sami ? 20 Norway (extinct), Sweden Lule Sami ? 2,000 Norway, Sweden Northern Sami 30,000 Norway, Sweden, Finland Inari Sami 400 Finland Kemi Sami extinct since 1800s Finland, Russia Skolt Sami 300 Finland, Russia Akkala (Babinsk) Sami 8 Russia Kildin Sami 800 Russia Ter Sami 6 Russia Finnic languages Livonian ? 50 Latvia Estonian 1,000,000 Estonia and adjacent areas Votian 50 Russia Finnish 5,000,000 Finland and adjacent areas Ingrian 300 Russia Karelian 40,000 Finland, Russia Olonetsian 30,000 Finland (evacuees), Russia Ludian 5,000 Russia Vepsian 6,000 Russia Mordvin languages Erzya 500,000 Russia Moksha 250,000 Russia Mari ("Cheremis") North-Western Mari ? 10,000 Russia Hill Mari 30,000 Russia Meadow Mari > 500,000 Russia Permian languages Udmurt ("Votyak") 500,000 Russia Permyak 100,000 Russia Komi ("Zyryan") 250,000 Russia Samoyed languages Nganasan ("Tavgi") 600 Siberia Enets ("Yenisei Samoyed") ? 50 Siberia Tundra Enets ? 20 Siberia Forest Enets ? 30 Siberia Yurats extinct since 1800s Siberia Nenets ("Yurak") 27,000 Russia, Siberia Tundra Nenets > 25,000 Russia, Siberia Forest Nenets 1,500 Siberia Selkup ("Ostyak Samoyed") 1,500 Siberia Northern Selkup < 1,500 Siberia Central Selkup ? 100 Siberia Southern Selkup ? 100 Siberia Kamas extinct since 1989 Siberia Mator extinct since 1800s Siberia