Hungarian

Also known as Hungarian language, Magyar

Uralic language

AI overview

Hungarian is a language spoken primarily in Hungary that belongs to the Uralic language family, which is distinct from the Indo-European languages that dominate most of Europe. It matters because it represents a unique linguistic tradition in the region and provides insight into the historical migrations and cultural heritage of the Hungarian people.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Described at

UraTyp - Language Hungarian

uralic.clld.org →

Link to a page describing this subject · 439 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Image: Illusztracio maininfo cim.png

Show 14 more facts

short name: венгерская
Commons category: Hungarian language
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 12600000
native label: magyar nyelv
Wikimedia language code: hu
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/HUN
P10369

~40 min read

Article

Orsolya speaking Hungarian Norbert speaking Hungarian

Hungarian, or Magyar (Magyar nyelv, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ), is a Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland).