Hungarian

HUN

national

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:

Uralic

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.