nameewa

Miami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *name·wa. Cognate with Southern East Cree ᓇᒣᐤ (namew), Northern East Cree ᓂᒫᐤ (nimaaw), Atikamekw namew, Ojibwe name, Montagnais nameu.

Noun

nameewa anim (plural nameewaki)

  1. sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus

References

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