Hungarian
magyar
Hungarian is a Uralic language spoken in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Serbia, by about 12.6 million people.
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Hungarian, or Magyar (Magyar nyelv, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ), is a Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland).
It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's most widely spoken language.
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Written down
Minden. emberi lény szabadon születik és egyenlő méltósága és joga van. Az emberek, ésszel és lelkiismerettel bírván, egymással szemben testvéri szellemben kell hogy viseltessenek.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Hungarian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | anya | |
| father | apa | |
| child | gyerek | |
| man | férfi | |
| woman | nő | |
| person | személy | |
| name | név | |
| friend | barát | |
| eye | szem | |
| ear | fül | |
| nose | orr | |
| tooth | fog | |
| tongue | nyelv | |
| hand | kéz | |
| heart | szív | |
| head | fej | |
| blood | vér | |
| bone | csont | |
| skin | bőr | |
| knee | térd | |
| breast | mell | |
| liver | máj | |
| water | víz | |
| fire | tűz | |
| sun | nap | |
| moon | hold | |
| star | csillag | |
| sky | ég | |
| rain | eső | |
| snow | hó |
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- Southeastern KolamiDravidian80% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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