Uralic

[yoo-ral-ik]

noun

1. a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.

adjective

1. Also of or relating to Uralic.

Uralic

/ jʊˈreɪlɪən, jʊˈrælɪk /

noun

1. a superfamily of languages consisting of the Finno-Ugric family together with Samoyed See also Ural-Altaic

adjective

1. of or relating to these languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uralic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; Ural + -ic

Example Sentences

People with genetic ancestry from the British Isles, the eastern Baltic, and “Uralic” ancestry from Siberia appear in different parts of Scandinavia.

From Science Magazine

The great majority of Europeans speak languages belonging to the Indo-European family, which includes such diverse tongues as German, Greek, Spanish, and French; a smaller number speak Uralic languages like Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

From Science Magazine

Vepsian belongs to the Finnic group of the Uralic languages, and Quechua is a native South American language.The rap tactic was in use in India.

From BBC

It is generally supposed that the original seat of the Finnic tribes was in the Ural mountains, and their languages have been therefore called Uralic.

From Project Gutenberg