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... language . Finnish belongs to the Baltic - Finnic branch of the Finno - Ugric languages , being most closely related to Estonian , Livonian , Votic , Karelian , Veps , and Ingrian . Characteristic phonological features include vowel ...
... language . Finnish belongs to the Baltic - Finnic branch of the Finno - Ugric languages , being most closely related to Estonian , Livonian , Votic , Karelian , Veps , and Ingrian . Characteristic phonological features include vowel ...
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... languages , Indian language family of South America . classification and location table 17 : 107 guaiacum ( plant ) : see lignum vitae . Guaicuruan languages ( South America ) : see Guaycuruan language . GuaicurĂº - Charruan languages ...
... languages , Indian language family of South America . classification and location table 17 : 107 guaiacum ( plant ) : see lignum vitae . Guaicuruan languages ( South America ) : see Guaycuruan language . GuaicurĂº - Charruan languages ...
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... languages formerly classified as Hamitic . Many of these languages were be- lieved to constitute one of two branches of the Hamito - Semitic language family but are now viewed as forming separate branches ( i.e. , Egyptian , Berber ...
... languages formerly classified as Hamitic . Many of these languages were be- lieved to constitute one of two branches of the Hamito - Semitic language family but are now viewed as forming separate branches ( i.e. , Egyptian , Berber ...
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