miin-

Cognate with Cheyenne mene (“berry; fruit”), Plains Cree mînis (“berry”), Ojibwe miin (“berry, blueberry”), Menominee -men- (“berry, fruit, grain”), Mi'kmaq minijg (“berry; fruit, nut”), Abenaki min- (“berry; fruit, seed”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mins (“berry”), Mahican men (“berry”), Mahican meen (“blueberry”), Unami min (“berry”).

More distantly related to Yurok menomen (“Juneberry, twich”).

This is a class 1 stem, meaning that it does not carry an inherent accent in its structure. Its accent, however, is realised in two different ways:

1. With a high-falling tone in the last syllable when isolated;
2. Varies depending on the surrounding morphemes in a compound.