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)

1. 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.