nameu
Montagnais
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nameˑwa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᓇᒣᐤ (namew), Northern East Cree ᓂᒫᐤ (nimaaw),Atikamekw namew,Ojibwe name, Miami nameewa.
Pronunciation
- (Western Dialect & Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /nəmeːw/
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /nameːw/
Noun
nameu anim
- Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus
References
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.