THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF URALIC LANGUAGES FAMILY
Keywords:
Uralic, agglutination, case system, vowel harmony, phonology, syntax, verbal system, conjugation, possessive suffixes, lexical features, Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, linguistic diversity.Abstract
Introduction The Uralic language family is a unique and historically significant group of languages spoken across parts of Northern and Eastern Europe and Western Siberia. It includes well-known languages such as Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian, as well as several lesser-known ones like Mari, Udmurt, and Komi. These languages share a set of characteristics that distinguish them sharply from other language families, such as the Indo-European or Turkic families. This article explores the distinctive features of the Uralic language family across various linguistic domains.
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