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| Secondly, the ] '''Finnic''' refers to something of, or pertaining to, the Finns; originally denoting an individual speaking a language of the Finnic branch and not specific the ]. However, it is sometimes used in ambiguity with ] since the close connection to ]. | Secondly, the ] '''Finnic''' refers to something of, or pertaining to, the Finns; originally denoting an individual speaking a language of the Finnic branch and not specific the ]. However, it is sometimes used in ambiguity with ] since the close connection to ]. | ||
| The Fin in Finnic comes probably from ] (]) rather than ] (or Phinni), ] or ], which most likely derives from fen, too. The most common abbrevations found in Italian, Norwegian and Icelandic literature on (most likely) Finnic groups are ]s, ], Ferfenni (presumably "Sledge peoples"), Scrite-Fennas or the ]'s Scricfinnia (presumably "Skiing peoples"), ], ], etc. Since they are usually associated with reindeer husbandry, they are ascribe to Finnic peoples, but none of these groups have called themself finn-. It is possible that the terms abbrevated earlier Eastern Finnic peoples or Siberian groups, but have been connected with Western Finnic peoples in modern time. ], a geographer from ], ], divides the Scricfennians into Rerefinni and Scritifinni, which probably means that the former used decoy ] and the latter were exclusively a hunting group wearing snow-shoes (called Schrit.) If it is true that Western Finnic groups, represented mainly by Saami, started (large scale) reindeer husbandry between 500 - 700 AD or earlier, then the interpretation is resonably. However, some scholars have argued that reindeer husbandry started after 1500-1600 AD. | |||
| The Fin in Finnic comes probably from ] (]) rather than ], ] or ], which most likely derives from fen, too. (cf. ]) | |||
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Firstly, the adjective Finnic (Fennic) refers to one of two brances of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including for example Finnish, Estonian, Saami, Mari, etc. (but not Hungarian) language.
Secondly, the adjective Finnic refers to something of, or pertaining to, the Finns; originally denoting an individual speaking a language of the Finnic branch and not specific the Finnish language. However, it is sometimes used in ambiguity with Baltic-Finnic since the close connection to Finnish.
The Fin in Finnic comes probably from fen (wetland) rather than Fenni (or Phinni), Finland or Finnish, which most likely derives from fen, too. The most common abbrevations found in Italian, Norwegian and Icelandic literature on (most likely) Finnic groups are Biarmians, Terfenna, Ferfenni (presumably "Sledge peoples"), Scrite-Fennas or the Carta marina's Scricfinnia (presumably "Skiing peoples"), Finnvedi, Quen, etc. Since they are usually associated with reindeer husbandry, they are ascribe to Finnic peoples, but none of these groups have called themself finn-. It is possible that the terms abbrevated earlier Eastern Finnic peoples or Siberian groups, but have been connected with Western Finnic peoples in modern time. Guido, a geographer from Ravenna, Italy, divides the Scricfennians into Rerefinni and Scritifinni, which probably means that the former used decoy reindeer and the latter were exclusively a hunting group wearing snow-shoes (called Schrit.) If it is true that Western Finnic groups, represented mainly by Saami, started (large scale) reindeer husbandry between 500 - 700 AD or earlier, then the interpretation is resonably. However, some scholars have argued that reindeer husbandry started after 1500-1600 AD.