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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
- 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.