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'''Hungarian''' is thought to be a [[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric language]], spoken in [[Hungary]] and by minority communites elsewhere by about 15 million people. It is not related to any [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]], and is said to be ''very'' difficult to learn for speakers of unrelated tongues.
'''Hungarian''' is a [[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric language]], spoken in [[Hungary]] and by minority communites elsewhere by about 15 million people. It is not related to any [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language]], and is said to be ''very'' difficult to learn for speakers of unrelated tongues.


Hungarian can be recognized from its many ''e''-s (pronounced like in the [[English language|English]] word ''let'') and the stress, which is always on the first [[syllable]]. The [[alphabet]] contains 44 letters: 14 [[vowel]]s and 26 [[consonant]]s, plus 4 "foreign letters": ''q'', ''w'', ''x'' and ''y''.
Hungarian can be recognized from its many ''e''-s (pronounced like in the [[English language|English]] word ''let'') and the stress, which is always on the first [[syllable]]. The [[alphabet]] contains 44 letters: 14 [[vowel]]s and 26 [[consonant]]s, plus 4 "foreign letters": ''q'', ''w'', ''x'' and ''y''.

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Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language, spoken in Hungary and by minority communites elsewhere by about 15 million people. It is not related to any Indo-European language, and is said to be very difficult to learn for speakers of unrelated tongues.

Hungarian can be recognized from its many e-s (pronounced like in the English word let) and the stress, which is always on the first syllable. The alphabet contains 44 letters: 14 vowels and 26 consonants, plus 4 "foreign letters": q, w, x and y.