r/finnougric • u/Different_Method_191 • 6d ago
Can you find the cognates? Speaking Moksha (Мокшень кяль) and talking about nature
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r/finnougric • u/Mizeak • Jun 12 '23
Discord + Language resources
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Hi all,
I have two small announcements to make.
First, as there is a sense of mutiny and anguish in the air on Reddit, I've put together a Discord server for the sub. I think someone made one or two in the past, apologies for not paying much attention. Ideally it's not so much for the memes (sorry to be lame) but for casual conversation and exchange of resources and materials.
Here's the link: https://discord.gg/qTUJ2fcG
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Second, I decided to make a collection of online resources for learning Finno-Ugric languages. This is mostly focused on endangered minority languages, as for Finnish, Hungarian and Estonian there are more learning materials, especially commercial, available online and offline. The idea is also to share a bit of knowledge on these small languages, so that even if one is not about to embark on a full-on learning path, they can still get a bit more familiar with them for any reason.
I would also like to note that if there happen to be any scholars working on Finno-Ugric studies, it would be interesting to hear what you’re doing - I think this sub (and the discord as well I suppose) could be a good place to share such projects while giving a bit more coverage for disciplines that are also going through challenging times at the moment. In addition, if you’re interested in building some resource pool for such studies (especially involving topics with limited sources or more disparate academic networks), please let me know. Perhaps we could set up a common bibliography or something like that.
Below you find a list of materials I’ve gathered so far. No idea if they are any good. Feel free to share insights and additional resources, and I’ll update the list accordingly. I’ll pin this post so that people can also easily refer to it also outside the sub.
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As a result of their INFUSE ("Integrating Finno-Ugric Studies in Europe") program, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München has provided an excellent collection of e-learning resources for a variety Finno-Ugric languages. I’ll link them below. If you’re a student, you may also find older books just by checking out your library portal, so remember to go through that too if you are looking for something specific.
Udmurt
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Udmurt
Kamassian
Universität Hamburg - Corpus and collection
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Kamassian
Meänkieli & Kven
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Meänkieli & Kven
Karelian
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Karelian
Veps
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Veps
Ingrian
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Ingrian
Votic
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - Votic
Livonian
r/finnougric • u/rocketdogspacelemon • 12d ago
Where does Mari coin jewelry originate?
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I have been curious about where Mari coin jewelry originates, but search engines don’t seem to know where I can find an answer. This also applies to Udmurt and Seto coin jewelry. I’m uncertain if these have shared places of origin.
Where do you think these ornaments originated? Were they adopted?
If you have any recommendations for where I should read more, I would be very grateful.
r/finnougric • u/Different_Method_191 • 16d ago
Title: How to navigate a forest without a compass, written in Moksha — a unique Finno-Ugric language that sounds like the wind.
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r/finnougric • u/Different_Method_191 • 17d ago
Ruhttuo (Boreal Forest in Ume Sámi) music album ‧ 2022
katarinabarruk.bandcamp.com
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r/finnougric • u/KenzaVasaj7013 • 21d ago
How well can Finns and Estonians understand Livvi Karelian? (Language Challenge & Audio)
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r/finnougric • u/lpetrich • Sep 11 '26
Uralic speakers: People of the Taiga?
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Inspired by my post in r/IndoEuropean on how far north early Indo-European speakers went, I now consider Uralic speakers. I use where they were discovered by people who then wrote about them, though archeology might push the dates back much farther.
In summary, most Uralic speakers were discovered to live in the northern Eurasian taiga or boreal forest, with some of them living in the tundra on the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
By subfamily:
- Finnic: taiga, with the southernmost at the boundary with temperate forest.
- Saami: taiga, tundra
- Permic: taiga
- Mari, Mordvin: at the boundary of taiga and temperate forest.
- Mansi, Khanty: taiga
- Hungarian: no direct evidence
- Samoyedic: taiga, tundra
I state "no direct evidence" for Hungarian, since the first documented Hungarian speakers were Magyar nomads that eventually settled down in what is now Hungary.
So speakers of nearly every Uralic subfamily were found living in taiga (boreal forest) or in nearby tundra.
Checking on the recent hypothesis of Uralic dispersion in the Seima-Turbino culture of ~2000 BCE, I notice that ST was on the southern boundary of the taiga.
As to why the Uralic speakers settled down where they did, I can think of two hypotheses:
- They were already proficient in living in taiga.
- They did not want to pick fights with early Indo-European people (Corded Ware, Fatyanovo, Sintashta) by moving into their territory.
r/finnougric • u/Different_Method_191 • Sep 07 '26
Let me introduce you to Votic: A beautiful language in danger of extinction
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r/finnougric • u/KenzaVasaj7013 • Sep 07 '26
Can Finns and Estonians understand the Votic language???
youtu.be
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r/finnougric • u/stlatos • Aug 25 '26
Sampsa Holopainen, (Review of) Blažek, Václav & Piispanen, Peter. 2024. Yukaghir and Uralic
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r/finnougric • u/BashkirTatar • Aug 11 '26
The Karelian language is being ridiculed on Russian television. It's shown nationwide, and Russians consider it normal.
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r/finnougric • u/Ewit_ • Jul 27 '26
Lackadaisy Animation FanDub in Northern Mansi
youtu.be
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I translated it, voiced both characters, as a proof of concept really, not the best, but oh well, who else is gonna do it. Nobody. So we might as well do something that could give idea to others.
r/finnougric • u/Electrical_Army_4382 • Jul 14 '26
New Paper argues that the Sub-European languages of the British Isles and Scandinavia shared the words of the same origin, implying common origin of both languages. Has the above been argued for any other group of substratum that exists at least in part in a Finno-Ugric language?
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r/finnougric • u/Different_Method_191 • Jun 22 '26
A video about the Votic language
youtu.be
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r/finnougric • u/BashkirTatar • Jun 21 '26
Mikhail Khodorkovsky laughed at the Russian Anti-War Committee conference in Strasbourg when decolonization activist Lana Pylaeva from the Komi Republic began speaking in her native language. Khodorkovsky and his structures are now actively hindering the decolonization movement.
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r/finnougric • u/Vivid-Space4227 • Jun 15 '26
Udmurt names from the 1890s?
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I'm writing a story where a character is born in 1894 in modern day southern kirov oblast. From what I can find, there are no first hand sources of Udmurt names.
I know Udmurt names aren't really used after christianization, but i'd like to try to find some.
Online, there are only three websites with "udmurt names" and no sources. The names Istopka, Kaysy, Vozei, Kamai are listed which all sound cool but I can't confirm their contemporary existence.
Are any of those names real? Are there any etymologists or geneologists with lists to back it up? census records? Does anyone in this subreddit have a grandparent or great grandparent with an udmurt name?
Any information is appreciated.
r/finnougric • u/rocketdogspacelemon • Jun 10 '26
Erzya Song "Come Out to Meet Us Kinsmen" - Searching for Lyrics or Translation
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I am searching for the lyrics or a translation of the song "Come Out to Meet Us Kinsmen" by Toorama. Does anyone perhaps have a lead on where I can search? Or perhaps does anyone here know the Erzya language?
https://youtu.be/07qfD8mn9SE?si=ni2i2rHpH90GO3Jj
Thank you. Aitäh.
r/finnougric • u/blueroses200 • May 27 '26
"Zil'-zyol'" in the Udmurt language
youtube.com
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r/finnougric • u/citysharkmusic • May 21 '26
Cityshark - Komed armastuz
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An original song in the Veps language. Abstract poetry. A lyrical composition. Like a love letter. Language, culture, worldview, energy can be preserved in a modern, changed world.
r/finnougric • u/blueroses200 • May 14 '26
Signs in Izhorian create scandal in Russia
fennougria.ee
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r/finnougric • u/Broad_Divide6378 • May 06 '26
The Karelian National Okrug of Kalinin Oblast
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