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Abenaki
noun Abe·na·ki \ˌa-bə-ˈnä-kē\
plural Abenaki or Abenakis also Abnaki or Abnakis
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
Variants of ABENAKI
Abe·na·ki also Ab·na·ki \ab-ˈnä-kē\
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Origin of ABENAKI
Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners
First Known Use: 1721
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