A member of a Finno-Ugric people inhabiting regions of Russia; the language spoken by the Cheremis people (also called Mari).
From Russian 'cheremis,' derived from the Finno-Ugric self-designation. The people and language are now more commonly referred to as 'Mari' in modern anthropological literature.
The Cheremis are one of Europe's least-known indigenous peoples—their language is part of the Finno-Ugric family that also includes Hungarian and Finnish, showing deep Asian roots!
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