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| − | The '''Hungarian language''' is member of the [[Finno-Ugric]] branch of languages; however, the set of the basic Hungarian words contains more than 300 Turkic words. | + | The '''Hungarian language''' is a member of the [[Finno-Ugric]] branch of languages; however, the set of basic Hungarian words contains more than 300 Turkic words. |
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| | The Hungarian language is spoken by 10 million people in [[Hungary]] and about 5-6 million people outside of [[Hungary]]. | | The Hungarian language is spoken by 10 million people in [[Hungary]] and about 5-6 million people outside of [[Hungary]]. |
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| | ==Linguistic periods of the Hungarian language== | | ==Linguistic periods of the Hungarian language== |
| − | The Hungarian linguistics uses the following system:<ref>Kiss, Jenő and Pusztai, Ferenc (2003, ed.): Magyar Nyelvtörténet [Hungarian Language History], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó</ref>
| + | Hungarian linguistics uses the following system:<ref>Kiss, Jenő and Pusztai, Ferenc (2003, ed.): Magyar Nyelvtörténet [Hungarian Language History], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó</ref> |
| | *'''Ancient Hungarian Period''' (1000 BC-896) | | *'''Ancient Hungarian Period''' (1000 BC-896) |
| | *'''Old Hungarian Period''' (896-1526) | | *'''Old Hungarian Period''' (896-1526) |
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| | ==Orthography== | | ==Orthography== |
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| − | The official script is the Hungarian Latin-based script, it is shortly called as '''Hungarian alphabet''' or '''Hungarian [[orthography]]'''. Its earlier version is called '''Old Hungarian orthography'''. The Old Hungarian orthography was in use up to 1832. | + | The official script is the Hungarian Latin-based script; it is commonly called the '''Hungarian alphabet''' or '''Hungarian [[orthography]]'''. Its earlier version is called '''Old Hungarian orthography'''. The Old Hungarian orthography was in use until 1832. |
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| − | Moreover, there are two historical scripts, which are used for presenting the Hungarian language: | + | Moreover, there are two historical scripts which are used to present the Hungarian language: |
| | * [[Szekely-Hungarian Rovas]] | | * [[Szekely-Hungarian Rovas]] |
| | * [[Carpathian Basin Rovas]] | | * [[Carpathian Basin Rovas]] |
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| | *Benkő, Loránd (editor-in-chief) (1992-1994): Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Ungarischen. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Vol. I–II. 1992, Vol. III. 1993, Vol. IV. 1994. | | *Benkő, Loránd (editor-in-chief) (1992-1994): Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Ungarischen. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Vol. I–II. 1992, Vol. III. 1993, Vol. IV. 1994. |
| | *E. Abaffy, Erzsébet (1992): Az igemód- és igeidőrendszer [The systems of the grammatical mood and tense]. In: TNyt. Vol. II, No. 1, pp. 120–183 | | *E. Abaffy, Erzsébet (1992): Az igemód- és igeidőrendszer [The systems of the grammatical mood and tense]. In: TNyt. Vol. II, No. 1, pp. 120–183 |
| − | *Kiss, Jenő and Szűts, László (1991, ed.): Tanumányok a magyar nyelvtudomány történetének témaköréből [Studies from the topic of the history of the Hungarian linguistics], Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó | + | *Kiss, Jenő and Szűts, László (1991, ed.): Tanulmányok a magyar nyelvtudomány történetének témaköréből [Studies from the topic of the history of the Hungarian linguistics], Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó |
| | *Kiss, Jenő (2001): Magyar dialektológia [Hungarian Dialectology]. Osiris, Budapest, ISBN 9789633798799 | | *Kiss, Jenő (2001): Magyar dialektológia [Hungarian Dialectology]. Osiris, Budapest, ISBN 9789633798799 |
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