Hungarian language

Hungarian
Hungarian
magyar nyelv
Pronunciation	[ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ⓘ
Native to	Hungary and areas of east Austria, Croatia, Romania, northern Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, western Ukraine
Ethnicity	Hungarians
Native speakers	17 million (2003–2014)
Language family	Uralic Finno-Ugric Ugric Hungarian; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Hungarian alphabet); Hungarian Braille; Old Hungarian script;
Official status
Official language in	Hungary; European Union; Serbia (in Vojvodina); Austria (in Burgenland); Slovenia (in Prekmurje);
Recognised minority; language in	Romania (in Transylvania); Croatia; Slovakia; Czech Republic; Ukraine (in Berehove, Mukachevo, Vynohradiv and Uzhhorod districts of Transcarpathian region (Zakarpattia Oblast));
Regulated by	Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
Language codes
ISO 639-1	hu
ISO 639-2	hun
ISO 639-3	Either:; hun – Modern Hungarian; ohu – Old Hungarian
Linguist List	ohu Old Hungarian
Glottolog	hung1274
Linguasphere	41-BAA-a
	Map of regions where those whose native language is Hungarian represent a majority (dark blue) or a substantial minority (light blue). Based on recent censuses and on the CIA World Factbook 2014

Hungarian (magyar nyelv, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈɲɛlv] ^ⓘ) is a Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries that used to belong to it. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria.

It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers.

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