The story
- Ojibwe · derived fromodoonibii“water mouth”
- Cree · derived from*otonabi“water mouth”
- English todaytullibee
Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tullibee
Today it means: A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America. Full definition →
Cree *otonabi ← Ojibwe odoonibii