Hungarian language
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Hungarian (magyar nyelv, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ⓘ) is a Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland).
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Hungarian | |
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magyar nyelv | |
Pronunciation | [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ⓘ |
Native to | Hungary and areas of east Austria, Croatia, Romania, northern Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, western Ukraine |
Ethnicity | Hungarians |
Native speakers | 17 million (2003–2014)[1] |
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Regulated by | Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | hu |
ISO 639-2 | hun |
ISO 639-3 | Either:hun – Modern Hungarianohu – Old Hungarian |
ohu Old Hungarian | |
Glottolog | hung1274 |
Linguasphere | 41-BAA-a |
Map of regions where those whose native language is Hungarian represent a majority (dark blue) or a substantial minority (light blue). Based on recent censuses and on the CIA World Factbook 2014[3] | |
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It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers.[4]