(formerly Vogul) People of NW Siberia, numbering about 7,000. Their language is part of the Finno-Ugric family. They live in the taiga and the oil industry has disrupted their traditional way of life. The Russian language is increasingly used and only one-third speak Mansi as their first language (1993).The Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul people; Also called: Vogul.