-iia

Abenaki

Etymology

Probably from wios ("meat"): compare the Eastern Abenaki -wiye, from wius.

Suffix

-iia

1. meat

Usage notes

This suffix is appended to a noun denoting an animal to denote the meat of that animal.

Derived terms

• ahamoiia (“chicken-meat, poultry”)
• azibiia (“lamb-meat, mutton”)
• kaoziia (“cow-meat, beef”)
• moziia (“moose-meat”)
• namasiia (“fish-meat”)
• nolkaiia (“deer-meat, venison”)
• piksiia (“pig-meat, pork”)
• tmakwaiia (“beaver-meat”)