hungarian language

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Definition of hungarian language in English English dictionary

Finno-Ugric language of Hungary, with substantial minority populations in Slovakia, Transylvania in Romania, and northern Serbia. Hungarian has about 14.5 million speakers worldwide more than any other Uralic language including 400,000-500,000 in North America. The earliest known text in Hungarian dates from the late 12th century; a continuous literary tradition begins in the 15th century. Contact with Turkic, Iranian, and Slavic languages, and, more recently, High German dialects and Latin, has given Hungarian many loanwords

Related Terms

the Hungarian language

Magyar

Hyphenation

Hun·ga·ri·an lan·guage

Turkish pronunciation

hınggeriın länggwıc

Pronunciation

/həɴɢˈgerēən ˈlaɴɢgwəʤ/ /həŋˈɡɛriːən ˈlæŋɡwəʤ/