alnôba
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Abenaki[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly cognate to sanôba (“man”) (Penobscot senabe (“man”)) and/or to Unami lënu (“man”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alnôba
- human (particularly an Abenaki or other Native American)
- 1884, Joseph Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, page 99:
- Wski alnôbao.
- He is a young man.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 54