Ugrians
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The Ugrians were the ancestors of the present Magyars of Hungary, the country being then known as Etelköz or Atelkuzu. In the 9th century, moved into the Bessarabia region.
The Finno-Ugrians are a diverse group of peoples related by an ancient common linguistic heritage distinct from that of the Indo-Europeans who surround them.
It is estimated that there are currently about 25 million Finno-Ugrians in the world. The most known are the Finns on the Eastern Baltic Littoral, the Estonians and the Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin.
The Sami people in the northern Fenno-Scandian and Kola peninsulas are also considered Finno-Ugrians.
Smaller groups of Finno-Ugrians are the Erzas, Udmurts, Moksas, Maris and Komis of the northern woodland zone of European Russia and the Khantys and Mansis of Western Siberia.
Distantly related to the Finno-Ugrians are the various Samoyed peoples of Siberia, the Nganassans, Nenets, Enets and Selkups.
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