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Abenaki

Abe·na·ki [ ˌa-bə-ˈnä-kē]

Abenaki

noun

[ˌa-bə-ˈnä-kē]

variants: or less commonly Abnaki \ ab-ˈnä-kē \

Definition of Abenaki

1 : a member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern New England and adjoining parts of Quebec

2 : either of the two Algonquian languages spoken by the Abenaki peoples

First Known Use of Abenaki

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Abenaki

Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners

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