Finno-Ugrian
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Origin of Finno-Ugrian
First recorded in 1875–80
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It would help to know something about the region – and that the Komi language is part of the small Finno-Ugrian language group, something that Jerne, like many Hungarians, is obsessed with.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
The Finno-Ugrian Vampire, written in 2002, is Noémi Szécsi's first novel, and the first to appear in English.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
The resemblance is still close, though I am not competent to say to which branch of the Finno-Ugrian family Lapp is most nearly allied.
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
It is probable that the Huns and Magyars were allied tribes of mixed descent comprising both Turkish and Finno-Ugrian elements.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The inflection of nouns is very like that found in Finno-Ugrian but that of the verb differs, verb and noun being imperfectly differentiated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
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