Finno-Permic languages

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Finno-Permic languages

The Finno-Permic languages form one of the main branches of the Finno-Ugric languages

Finno-Ugric languages

Finno-Ugric is a group of languages in the Uralic languages family, comprising Finnish language, Estonian language, Hungarian language and related languages....
that split from it around 2500 - 3000 BC. Finno-Permic is estimated to have branched into Permic languages

Permic languages

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

Finno-Volgaic languages

Finno-Volgaic is a subgroup of Finno-Ugric languages that split from Finno-Permic languages about 2000 BC, containing nowadays Baltic-Finnic languages, Sami languages and Volga-Finnic languages....
around 2000 BC.

The term Finnic languages have often been used to designate all the Finno-Permic languages

Finno-Permic languages

The Finno-Permic languages form one of the main branches of the Finno-Ugric languages that split from it around 2500 - 3000 BC. Finno-Permic is estimated to have branched into Permic languages and Finno-Volgaic languages around 2000 BC....
, based on an earlier belief that Permic languages

Permic languages

Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ...
would be much more closer related to the Baltic Finnic languages than to Hungarian.

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The Finno-Permic languages form one of the main branches of the Finno-Ugric languages

Finno-Ugric languages

Permic languages

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

Finno-Volgaic languages

Finno-Permic languages

Permic languages

Ugric languages

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

Finno-Ugric

Finno-Ugric can refer to:* Finno-Ugric languages* Finno-Ugric peoplesExcess long comment to prevent listing on...
group of languages, separating this entity more sharply from the Samoyedic languages

Samoyedic languages

File:Uralic-Yukaghir.pngThe Samoyedic languages are spoken on both sides of the Ural mountains, in northernmost Eurasia, by perhaps 30,000 speakers altogether....
. Today, however, Finno-Permic and Ugric are increasingly seen to be as far apart from each another as from Samoyedic.

Interpretation of grouping the Finnic/Finno-Permic languages can also 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 Volga-Finnic languages. It comprises the Erzya language and Moksha language. Both Mordvinic languages have their own literary forms.... 2.Mari Mari language The Mari language , spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages branch of the Uralic languages language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari El of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vyatka River river basin and eastwards to the Ural Mountains.... (Cheremis) 3.Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of Finnic languages belonging to the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic languages.... 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.... 5.Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ...	1.Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ... 2.Volgaic 3.North Finnic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the S?pmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major languages Finnish language and Estonian langua... 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.... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of Finnic languages belonging to the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic languages....	1. Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of Finnic languages belonging to the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic languages.... 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.... 3. Volgaic 4. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ...	1. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ... 2. Mari Mari language The Mari language , spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages branch of the Uralic languages language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari El of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vyatka River river basin and eastwards to the Ural Mountains.... (Cheremis) 3. West Finnic Mordvin Mordvinic languages The Mordvinic languages are a subgroup of the Volga-Finnic languages. It comprises the Erzya language and Moksha language. Both Mordvinic languages have their own literary forms.... North Finnic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the S?pmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major languages Finnish language and Estonian langua... 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.... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of Finnic languages belonging to the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic languages....	1. Permic Permic languages Permic languages are a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages language family. They are spoken in the Ural Mountains of Russia.* Komi-Zyrian language ... 2. Finno Volgaic Finno-Volgaic languages Finno-Volgaic is a subgroup of Finno-Ugric languages that split from Finno-Permic languages about 2000 BC, containing nowadays Baltic-Finnic languages, Sami languages and Volga-Finnic languages.... Volgaic Finno-Lappic Finno-Lappic languages The Finno-Lappic languages comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric languages, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages , which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the S?pmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major languages Finnish language and Estonian langua... 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.... Baltic Finnic Baltic-Finnic languages The Baltic-Finnic languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 7 million people, are a branch of Finnic languages belonging to the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic languages....