Uralic peoples

Uralic peoples


thumb|300px|Geographical distribution of Samoyedic, Finnic, Ugric and Yukaghir languagesThe term Uralic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Uralic language. [cite book |title=The Uralic languages description |last=Sinor |first=Denis |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1988 |publisher=BRILL, |location= |isbn=9789004077416 |pages= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TM2NQ78dP2wC&pg=PR19&dq=Uralic+peoples+languages] Uralic peoples are divided into two groups: Finno-Ugric peoples (including Hungarians, Finns, and Estonians) and Samoyedic peoples (including Nenets).

Note that in any event the classification "Uralic" addresses matters of language, which do not necessarily correlate with divisions of ethnicity or even of specific culture Fact|date=April 2007.

List of Uralic peoples

*Finno-Ugric peoples
**Finnic peoples
***Baltic Finns (not to be confused with Baltic peoples)
****Livonians
****Estonians
*****Võros
*****Setos
****Votians
****Izhorians
****Vepsians
*****Ludi
****Karelians
*****Olonets
****Finns
*****Ingrian Finns
*****Tornedalian Finns
*****Kven
*****Forest Finns
***Volga Finns
****Mari
****Moksha
****Erzya
**Ugric peoples
***Hungarians
****Székely
****Csángó
***Khanty
***Mansi
*Samoyedic peoples
**Nenets
**Enets
**Nganasan

ee also

*Uralic languages

References


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