The
Uralic languages (sometimes called
Uralian languages ) constitute a
language family of some 38
languages spoken by approximately 25 million people, predominantly in Northern
Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are
Hungarian,
Finnish, and
Estonian, which are official languages of
Hungary,
Finland, and
Estonia, respectively, and of the
European Union. Other Uralic languages with significant numbers of speakers are
Erzya,
Moksha,
Mari,
Udmurt, and
Komi, which are
officially recognized languages in various regions of
Russia.