nameu

Montagnais

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *name·wa. 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

1. 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.