Baltic-finnic (Noun)
Meaning
A group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Baltic-Finnic languages are a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Baltic Sea, including Finnish and Estonian.
- Baltic-Finnic languages such as Finnish and Estonian are closely related and share many similarities in grammar and vocabulary.
- Finnish and Estonian are the two most widely spoken Baltic-Finnic languages, with millions of native speakers between them.
- The Baltic-Finnic languages are part of the larger Uralic language family, which also includes Hungarian and Sami.
- Linguists have identified several key features that distinguish the Baltic-Finnic languages from other Finnic languages.