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The '''Uralic languages''' (pronounced: [jʊˈɹælɪk]) are a family of languages spoken mostly in northern Eurasia, and are comprised of the [[Finno- | The '''Uralic languages''' (pronounced: [jʊˈɹælɪk]) are a family of languages spoken mostly in northern Eurasia, and are comprised of the [[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric]] and [[Samoyedic languages|Samoyedic]] languages. Larger populations of speakers of Uralic languages inhabit countries such as [[Russia]], [[Finland]], [[Hungary]], [[Estonia]], [[Sweden]], and [[Norway]]. The most-spoken Uralic language is [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], with roughly 14 million speakers, followed by [[Finnish language|Finnish]], with roughly 5 million native speakers, and [[Estonian language|Estonian]], with roughly 1 million native speakers. The remaining Uralic languages have much smaller numbers of native speakers, many of them being endangered. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/fu.html |title=Uralic (Finno-Ugrian) languages |date September 6, 2006}}</ref> | ||
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The Uralic languages (pronounced: [jʊˈɹælɪk]) are a family of languages spoken mostly in northern Eurasia, and are comprised of the Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic languages. Larger populations of speakers of Uralic languages inhabit countries such as Russia, Finland, Hungary, Estonia, Sweden, and Norway. The most-spoken Uralic language is Hungarian, with roughly 14 million speakers, followed by Finnish, with roughly 5 million native speakers, and Estonian, with roughly 1 million native speakers. The remaining Uralic languages have much smaller numbers of native speakers, many of them being endangered. [1]