Finno-Permic languages

The Finno-Permic languages (also Finno-Permian) are a subgrouping of the Uralic languages

Uralic languages

The Uralic languages constitute a language family of 39 languages spoken by approximately 25 million people. The healthiest Uralic languages in terms of the number of native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, Mari and Udmurt...

 that comprises the Baltic-Finnic languages

Baltic-Finnic languages

The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family....

, Sami languages

Sami languages

Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,...

, Mordvinic languages

Mordvinic languages

The Mordvinic languages are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language.Previously considered a single "Mordvin language",it is now treated as a small language family...

, Mari language

Mari language

The Mari language , spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari Republic of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vyatka river basin and eastwards to the Urals...

, Permic languages

Permic languages

Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt...

, and likely a number of extinct languages. In the traditional taxonomy of the Uralic languages, Finno-Permic is estimated to have split from Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugric languages

Finno-Ugric is a group of languages in the Uralic language family, comprising Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian and related languages.It comprises the Finno-Permic and Ugric language families.-Status:...

 around 2500 - 3000 BC, and branched into Permic languages

Permic languages

Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt...

 and Finno-Volgaic languages

Finno-Volgaic languages

Finno-Volgaic are a subgrouping of the Uralic languages that nowadays comprises the Baltic-Finnic languages, Sami languages, Mordvinic languages and the Mari language...

 around 2000 BC.

The term Finnic languages has often been used to designate all the Finno-Permic languages, based on an earlier belief that Permic languages

Permic languages

Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt...

 would be much more closer related to the Baltic Finnic languages than to the Ugric languages

Ugric languages

Ugric or Ugrian languages are a branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. The term derives from Yugra.They include three languages: Hungarian , and the Ob-Ugric languages, Khanty and Mansi language...

. Nowadays this is questioned, as is the validity of the group as a taxonomical entity.

Interpretation of grouping the Finnic/Finno-Permic languages can vary among different scholars.
The following proposals for classification are listed by Ruhlen (1987): and by Angela Marcantonio in 2002

Finnic/Finno-Permic languages by Collinder, 1965	Finnic/Finno-Permic languages by Austerlitz 1968	Finnic/Finno-Permic languages by Sauvageot & Menges 1973	Finnic/Finno-Permic languages by Harms 1974	Finnic/Finno-Permic languages by Vogelin & Vogelin 1977
1.Mordvin Mordvinic languages The Mordvinic languages are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language.Previously considered a single "Mordvin language",it is now treated as a small language family... 2.Mari Mari language The Mari language , spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari Republic of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vyatka river basin and eastwards to the Urals...  (Cheremis) 3.Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family.... 4.Saamic Sami languages Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,... 5.Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt...	1.Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt... 2.Volgaic 3.North Finnic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric family, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the Sápmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major... Saamic Sami languages Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family....	1. Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family.... 2. Saamic Sami languages Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,... 3. Volgaic 4. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt...	1. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt... 2. Mari Mari language The Mari language , spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari Republic of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vyatka river basin and eastwards to the Urals...  (Cheremis) 3. West Finnic Mordvin Mordvinic languages The Mordvinic languages are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Moksha language.Previously considered a single "Mordvin language",it is now treated as a small language family... North Finnic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric family, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the Sápmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major... Saamic Sami languages Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family....	1. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi * Komi-Permyak* Udmurt... 2. Finno Volgaic Finno-Volgaic languages Finno-Volgaic are a subgrouping of the Uralic languages that nowadays comprises the Baltic-Finnic languages, Sami languages, Mordvinic languages and the Mari language... Volgaic Finno-Lappic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric family, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the Sápmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major... Saamic Sami languages Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami languages: Saami,... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, or Finnic, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of the Uralic language family....