Alternate Names: Magyar
Dialects: Central Transdanubian, North-eastern Hungarian, Palóc, Southern Great Plains, Southern Transdanubian, Tisza–Körös, Western Transdanubian. Reportedly most similar to the Uralic language Vogul (Mansi ,) in Siberia. Speakers of standard Hungarian have difficulty understanding the Oberwart dialect spoken in Austria, and considerable difficulty understanding the Moldavian Csángó dialect spoken in Rumania.
Status Notes: De facto national language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,840,000 in Hungary (ELDIA 2012). Population total all countries: 12,606,130.
Language Use: 2,252,000 also use English [eng].
Language Development: Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1590–1991.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Hungary, Serbia
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Hungary
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Magyar.