alnôba
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