Uralic languages

The Uralic languages are a language family. It is mostly spoken in Asia as well in Europe. It originated somewhere in eastern Siberia, near Lake Baikal.

There are two modern main kinds: the Samoyedic languages and the Finno-Ugric languages.

 Origin 
The Proto-Uralic languages and the early Uralic people originated somewhere in eastern Siberia or possibly Northeast Asia. They were closely related to other Siberian and East Asians but also to the Inuit. They migrated into central Siberia and then about 3,000 years ago started to migrate to the Baltic region, in Northeastern Europe. They assimilated many Paleo-European tribes. Genetic and anthropologic studies show that the early Uralic people were similar to various Siberian and East Asian people.

 External relations 
Several linguists and geneticists suggest that the Uralic languages are related to various Siberian languages and possibly also some languages of northern Native Americans. A proposed family is named Uralo-Siberian. It includes Uralic, Yukaghir, Eskimo–Aleut (Inuit) and possibly Nivkh and Chukotko-Kamchatkan.

List of Uralic languages
Finno-Ugric languages
Hungarian
Khanty
Mansi
Estonian
Finnish
Karelian
Livonian
Votic
Ingrian
Sámi
Erzya
Moksha
Mari
Udmurt
Komi
Samoyedic languages
Nenets

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