napila

Miami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate with Menominee namǣpen (“sucker, carp”), Ojibwe namebin.

Noun

napila anim (plural napilaki)

1. sucker fish, Catostomus

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/3543