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Emuu and menninkainen
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Fin(n)ishing this one while trying not to fall asleep.
“Emuu is a creator spirit of a particular animal or a plant species (and sometimes inanimate things can have emuus too). Each species had its own emuu. The word itself comes from proto Finno-Ugric words emä/emo, which can be translated as “mother”. Albeit, emuu isn´t always strictly connected to one or any gender.“
I’ve never found a suitable translation for a menninkäinen. Closest one might be a gnome, but idk. They are forest fey and they tend to dislike the sunlight.
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