alemos
Abenaki
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa (“dog”). Cognate to Penobscot alemos.
Noun
alemos (animate, plural alemosak)
- dog
- 1902, J. Dyneley Prince, The Differentiation Between the Penobscot and the Canadian Abenaki Dialects, in the American Anthropologist, volume 4:
- Unamihô alemoza.
- He sees the dog.
- Wa nolka unamiô alemoza.
- That deer sees the dog.
- 1902, J. Dyneley Prince, The Differentiation Between the Penobscot and the Canadian Abenaki Dialects, in the American Anthropologist, volume 4:
Synonyms
References
- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 35
Penobscot
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *aθemwa (“dog”). Cognate to Abenaki alemos.
Noun
alemōs
References
- 1902, J. Dyneley Prince, The Differentiation Between the Penobscot and the Canadian Abenaki Dialects, in the American Anthropologist, volume 4
Portuguese
Verb
alemos
Categories:
- Abenaki terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian
- Abenaki terms derived from Proto-Algonquian
- Abenaki lemmas
- Abenaki nouns
- Abenaki terms with usage examples
- abe:Dogs
- Penobscot terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian
- Penobscot terms derived from Proto-Algonquian
- Penobscot lemmas
- Penobscot nouns
- aaq:Dogs
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese verb forms