minahanwi

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *menehsi. Cognate to Mi'kmaq menigu, Northern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Southern East Cree ᒥᓂᔥᑎᒄ (minishtikw), Malecite-Passamaquoddy monihq, Atikamekw minictikw, Blackfoot miní, Cheyenne manȧhého'e, Ojibwe minis.

Noun

minahanwi (plural minahanwa)

1. island

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/5728