Hungarian and Estonian are both Finno-Ugric languages that share the same origin, but how close are they? In this video we explore some of the commonalities between the two languages, with Betti (Hungarian speaker) and Markus (Estonian speaker).

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Hungarian (magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language that is primarily spoken in Hungary where it has official status, along with the European Union. Hungarian naturally shares a lot of linguistic connections with other Uralic languages, making its position in Central Europe very unique and different from its neighbouring countries. There are varying views on the history and development of the Hungarian language. Hungarian people originate from the Ural region in present-day Russia and migrated to the current location in Central Europe after conquering the Carpathian Basin. It is believed that prior to settling in Central Europe, Hungarians had contacts with Iranian (Scythians and Sarmatians) or Turkic nomads which influenced their language as a result. Today the language holds official status nationally in Hungary and regionally in Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Austria and Slovenia.

Estonian (eesti keel) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, primiarly spoken in Estonia where it hold official status.

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