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277 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Hungarian h�ŋ�ɡeəriən
Language name Hopi �həυpi
Autonym (if known and different) Magyar
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Uralic Finno-Ugric
Language family Aztec-Tanoan Uto-Aztecan
Spoken in Hungary, Romania
Spoken in Arizona (USA)
Approximate number of speakers 14m
Approximate number of speakers 2k
Writing system Roman (with diacritics)
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-initial
Stress word-initial
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Contains following rare retroflex, uvular (voiceless sonorants in some dialects)
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 7�length
Said to have how many vowels? 5�1 diphthong
Marked vowel types front rounded
Marked vowel types front rounded; back unrounded
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony front–back and rounded–unrounded
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; metathesis
Particular formation types prefix; partial prefixed and partial suffixed reduplication;
suffix
Syntax
Word order (SOV) and SVO AN postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena morphological aspect; nominative / accusative marking
Syntax
Word order SOV AN postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena morphological aspect; dual
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Campbell (1991), Gordon (2002), Katzner (1977),
Maddieson (1984), Rounds (2001)
Sources Campbell (1991), Kalectaca (1982), Katzner (1977),
Maddieson (1984), Whorf (1946)
Ibo see Igbo
Hottentot see Nama