Finno-Ugric
adjective
Fin·no-Ugric
ˌfi-nō-ˈ(y)ü-grik 
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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Finnish belongs to the Finno-Ugric family, to which Hungarian and Estonian also belong.
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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