alnôba
Abenaki
editEtymology
editPossibly cognate to sanôba (“man”) (Penobscot senabe (“man”)) and/or to Unami lënu (“man”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalnôba
- 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
editReferences
edit- Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 54