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Menominee

Menominee

9.9
A Native American language spoken in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛnəˈmiː/
translation icon : idioma menominee
  • There are very few fluent speakers of Menominee remaining today.

Examples

  • The university offers courses in Menominee to help preserve the language.

  • She is studying the Menominee language as part of her research on indigenous cultures.

  • The Menominee language is rich in history.

  • The Menominee language is part of the Algonquian family.

  • She is studying the Menominee language as part of her research on indigenous cultures.

  • The university offers courses in Menominee to help preserve the language.

  • There are very few fluent speakers of Menominee remaining today.

Synonyms

Menominee language
vsMenominee
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Menominee people in Wisconsin, USA

is used for the same Algonquian tongue spoken in past rather than now

Compounds

Menominee language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Menominee people in Wisconsin, USA

Menominee whitefish
  • Specialized
8.7

A fish with a bronze back that lives in cold northern lakes in North America and Siberia

Surface Forms

Menominee singular
Menominees plural

Etymology

Menominee for the language comes from the Algonquian word manoomin meaning 'wild rice', so the Menominee language is the speech of the 'wild rice people'.