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Finno-Ugric languages

The Finno-Ugric subfamily of the Uralic languages has the following members:

Finno-permic
- Finno-cheremisic
  - Finno-mordvinic
    - Finno-Lappic
      - Baltic Finnic:
        Finnish
        Estonian
        Karelian
        Meänkieli
        Veps - In danger of extinction
        Livonian - Almost extinct
        Votic - Almost extinct
        Izhorian - Almost extinct
        Ingrian Finnish[?]
      - Lappic
        Saami (or Lappish)
    - Mordvin
      - Erzya-Mordvin[?]
      - Moksha-Mordvin[?]
  - Mari[?] or Cheremis
- Permic group:
  - Udmurt[?] or Votyak
  - Komi-Permyak[?]
  - Komi-Zyrian[?]
Ugric
- Hungarian
- Ob Ugric
  - Khanty[?] or Ostyak
  - Mansi[?] or Vogul

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