FinnicUgric

FinnicUgric is an informal term sometimes used to describe the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family, comprising its Finnic and Ugric subgroups. The standard label in linguistic classifications is Finno-Ugric. Proto-Finno-Ugric is reconstructed as the ancestor of both Finnic and Ugric languages and is believed to have been spoken several millennia ago in the region around the Ural Mountains. The subsequent split led to two main lineages, with Ugric itself dividing into Hungarian and the Ob-Ugric languages (Khanty and Mansi).

Finnic languages include Finnish, Estonian, Karelian, Veps, Livonian, Votic, and Ingrian, among others. Sámi languages are commonly treated as part of the Finnic group in many classifications, although some schemes place them in a distinct Finnic subbranch. Ugric languages include Hungarian and the Ob-Ugric languages (Khanty and Mansi); these languages are spoken primarily in central Europe for Hungarian and western Siberia for Khanty and Mansi.

Typologically, Finno-Ugric languages are predominantly agglutinative and feature rich case systems and various vowel harmony patterns in many Finnic languages; Hungarian has a well-developed system of affixation and phonology that differs notably from others in the group.

Today, FinnicUgric as a label is rarely used in scholarly writing, with Finno-Ugric serving as the accepted umbrella term. Research continues on historical relationships, contact with Indo-European languages, and ongoing revitalization efforts for several Finnic languages, including Livonian and Ingrian.