atimᵘ

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Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa. Cognate to Mi'kmaq nmu'j, Northern East Cree ᐊᑎᒻ (atim), Southern East Cree ᐊᑎᒻ (atim), Malecite-Passamaquoddy olomuss, Atikamekw atimw, Blackfoot imitáá, Cheyenne hótame, Miami alemwa, Ojibwe animosh.

Pronunciation

(Mami) IPA^(key): /alemw/
(Sheshatshiu) IPA^(key): /ətum/
(Uashat) IPA^(key): /tum/
(Pessamit) IPA^(key): /təm/

Noun

atimᵘ anim (diminutive atimuss)

dog

Related terms

ishkueshtimᵘ (“a female dog”)
nusheshtimᵘ (“a mother dog”)
napeshtimᵘ (“a male dog”)
uishakushtimᵘ (“a male dog in rut”)
atimu-utapanashkᵘ (“a dog-sled”)
atimukatshi (“dog poop”)
atimutapan (“a dog-sled”)
atimutapaniapi (“a dog harness”)
utukaitimᵘ (“a dog ear”)

References

Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.

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