Definitie & Betekenis van "Uralic languages"

What are "Uralic languages"?

Uralic languages are a family of languages primarily spoken in northern and northeastern Europe and parts of Siberia. This language family includes two major branches: Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic. Notable Uralic languages include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, and Sami. These languages are characterized by features such as agglutinative morphology, where words are formed by adding various prefixes and suffixes, and a rich system of vowel harmony. Uralic languages have distinct grammatical structures compared to Indo-European languages, and they often have complex case systems. The study of Uralic languages provides insights into the historical migration patterns of Uralic-speaking peoples and their cultural interactions with neighboring language families.