HUN ISO 639-3
Hungarian
Magyar Autonym
A language of Hungary
- ISO 639
- hun
- Autonym
- Magyar
- Population
- 9,780,000 in Hungary (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 12,560,490.
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). De facto national language.
- Classification
- Uralic
- Dialects
- Western Transdanubian, Central Transdanubian, Southern Transdanubian, Southern Great Plains, Palóc, Tisza–Körös, Northeastern Hungarian. Reportedly most similar to the Uralic language Vogul (Mansi [mns]) in Siberia. Speakers of standard Hungarian have difficulty understanding the Oberwart dialect spoken in Austria, and considerable difficulty understanding the Moldavian Csángó dialect spoken in Rumania.
- Typology
- SVO; postpositions; noun head final; definite article; case-marking (18 cases); verb affixes mark person, number, object; no passives; tense; comparatives; 25 consonants, 14 vowels, no diphthongs; non-tonal; stress on first syllable; vowel harmony.
- Language Use
- Some also use English [eng] (European Commission 2006).
- Language Development
- Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1590–1991.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Hungarian
- Writing
- Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Burgenland, Lower Austria, Styria, and Vienna states.
- Dialects
- Oberwart.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational) View other languages of Austria
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
40,600 in Austria (2003 UNSD). Ethnic population: 60,000 (Laakso et al 2013).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
19,900 in Australia (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Brazil
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
22,000 in Brazil (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
61,200 in Canada (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Switzerland
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
14,600 in Switzerland (2012 UNSD).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Czechia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
11,500 in Czechia (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
211,000 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Denmark
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
5,370 in Denmark (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Spain
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
10,600 in Spain (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Finland
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
2,960 in Finland (2018 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Kingdom
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
45,400 in United Kingdom (2011 census). England and Wales 44,400, Northern Ireland 1,040.
- Location
- Bjelovar-Bilogora, Osijek-Baranja, Vukovar-Syrmia, and Zagreb city.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Croatia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
10,200 in Croatia (2011 census). Ethnic population: 14,000 (2011 census).
- Location
- HaMerkaz, Hefa, and Tel Aviv districts.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Jewish. View other languages of Israel
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
23,000 in Israel (Leclerc 2018a).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Netherlands
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
12,500 in Netherlands (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Norway
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
4,800 in Norway (2021 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
1,720 in New Zealand (2013 census).
- Location
- Alba, Arad, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Brasov, Cluj, Covasna, Harghita, Maramures, Mures, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, and Timis counties.
- Dialects
- Mezoségi, Székely, Csángó.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial) View other languages of Romania
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
1,260,000 in Romania (2011 census). Ethnic population: 1,230,000 (2011 census).
- Location
- Central Banat, North Backa, North Banat, South Backa, and West Backa districts; Vojvodina area.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial) View other languages of Serbia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
243,000 in Serbia (2013 UNSD).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Russian Federation
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
6,890 in Russian Federation (2010 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
7,150 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Hungary border area.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Acknowledged as autochthonous (indigenous) communities and protected by the constitution. View other languages of Slovenia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
8,700 in Slovenia (Laakso et al 2013).
- Location
- Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, and Trnavsky regions; mainly near southern border.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial) View other languages of Slovakia
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
509,000 in Slovakia (2013 UNSD).
- Location
- Zakarpattia region.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Christian. View other languages of Ukraine
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
162,000 in Ukraine (2003 UNSD). Ethnic population: 157,000 (2001 census).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Hungarian
User Population
86,400 in United States (2015 census).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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