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Menomini

Menomini

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A Native American language spoken in central Wisconsin
  • noun
  • /məˈnɔːmɪni/
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  • Linguists are working to document and preserve the Menomini language.

Examples

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Menomini.

  • He took a class to learn basic Menomini phrases and greetings.

  • The Menomini language is rich in history.

  • Are you familiar with the Menomini dialect?

  • Linguists are working to document and preserve the Menomini language.

  • He took a class to learn basic Menomini phrases and greetings.

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Menomini.

Synonyms

Menomini language
vsMenomini
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A language the Menomini people speak in northeast Wisconsin

is used for the same language spoken across Wisconsin

Compounds

Menomini language
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A language the Menomini people speak in northeast Wisconsin

Surface Forms

Menomini singular
Menominis plural

Etymology

Menomini comes from an Algonquian word manoomin that means 'wild rice', and it was used for the language spoken by the people who lived where wild rice grows. So the language Menomini is the 'language of the wild rice people'.