finnic
IPA: fˈɪnɪk
Root Word: Finnic
adjective
- Of the branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Karelian, Veps, Livonian, Ingrian and Votic.
- (dated) Of the hypothetical Finno-Volgaic subgrouping of the Uralic languages that includes the Baltic-Finnic, Sami, Mordvinic and Mari languages.
- (dated) Of the hypothetical Finno-Permic subgrouping of the Uralic languages that includes the Finno-Volgaic and Permic languages.
- (rare) Finnish.
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Examples of "finnic" in Sentences
- It's also sure that it is not Finnic.
- Birds are found often in Finnic mythology.
- The Finnish people are one of the Finnic peoples.
- I fully accept the connection of Finnic and Ugric.
- There are also Finnic peoples and it is not confusing.
- The Finnic peoples are indigenous to northeastern Europe.
- It is a Baltic Finnic language and as such related to e.g.
- But it doesn't correspond to the linguistic definition of Finnic.
- Linguistically they are finnic but ethnically and culturally they are unique.
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