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Abnaki

Abnaki is the alternative spelling of Abenaki.

Meaning of Abenaki

Proper noun

Abenaki

  1. A complex of Eastern Algonquian lects, originally spoken in what is now Maine, and Quebec, divided into Western Abenaki and Eastern Abenaki (Penobscot).
  2. The Western Abenaki language.
    • The manuscript was written in 1750 by Father Joseph Aubery, a Jesuit priest from France assigned to the Saint-François-de-Sales Roman Catholic mission from 1709 until he died in 1756. It's one of the few and earliest documents available in Aln8ba8dwaw8gan, the Abenaki language.2019 July 20, Ka’nhehsí:io Deer, “Restoration of 18th-century choir book in Abenaki language may help revitalization efforts”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2022

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Forms of Abnaki

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Phrases with Abnaki

Questions about Abnaki

What is Abnaki the alternative spelling of?
Abnaki is the alternative spelling of Abenaki.

Words near Abnaki in the dictionary

  1. abmigrations
  2. abmodalities
  3. abmodality
  4. ABMs
  5. ABN
  6. Abnaki
  7. Abnakis
  8. abnegate
  9. abnegated
  10. abnegates
  11. abnegating

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