What is the Menomonee tribe word for wind?

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2026-05-22 07:35

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The Menomini language has a large number of Words meaning "wind", presumably with different meanings indicating wind direction, strength and speed. A few examples are:

  • anuanemat
  • na:miah
  • na:mohnatam
  • no:qnen
  • no:ten (compare Ojibwe noodin)
  • no:wa:nemat
  • no:waeqnaen
  • hsewew (compare Cheyenne haa'haeshe, Arapaho heséisén)
  • qsew
  • osa:ma:nemat
  • pahpesow
  • wiaskam
  • se:pe:w (compare Blackfoot sopo)
  • wiaskedaew

A windstorm is koqnaen, koqnaenowew or no:weqnaenaemew.

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