nameu

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Montagnais

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Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *name·wa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᓇᒣᐤ (namew), Northern East Cree ᓂᒫᐤ (nimaaw), Atikamekw namew, Ojibwe name, Miami nameewa.

Pronunciation

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  • (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /nəmeːw/
  • (Mamit) IPA(key): /nameːw/

Noun

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nameu anim

  1. Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus

References

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Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.