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The Finno-Ugric languages (IPA: finəʊ juːgrik) form a subfamily of the Uralic languages. The majority of linguists believe that Hungarian, Finnish and Estonian, among other languages, should be included in the group. Unlike most of the other languages spoken in Europe, the Finno-Ugric languages are not part of the Indo-European family of languages. The Uralic languages also include the Samoyedic languages, and some linguists use the terms Finno-Ugric and Uralic as synonyms. The term Finno-Ugric peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Finno-Ugric language.