Finno-Lappic
Geographic distribution:	Northern Fennoscandia, Baltic states
Genetic classification:	Uralic  Finno-Ugric   Finno-Permic    Finno-Volgaic     Finno-Lappic
Subdivisions:	Sami Baltic-Finnic
ISO 639-2 and 639-5:	fiu
Approximate distribution of Finno-Lappic languages, across Finland, Estonia, Karelia, and Sápmi

The Finno-Lappic languages (also Finno-Saamic, Finno-Samic) comprise a subgroup of the Finno-Ugric family, and are made up of 22 languages classified into either the Sami languages (or Lappic), which are spoken by the Sami people who inhabit the Sápmi region of northern Fennoscandia, or Baltic-Finnic languages, which include the major languages Finnish and Estonian.^[1] The grouping is not universally recognized as valid.^[2]

A noticeable trait common to most Finno-Lappic languages is the presence of consonant gradation.

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