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Abenaki (Eastern: Alənαpαtəwéwαkan, Western: Alnôbaôdwawôgan ), also known as Wôbanakiak, [3] is an endangered Eastern Algonquian language of Quebec and the northern states of New England. The language has Eastern and Western forms which differ in vocabulary and phonology and are sometimes considered distinct languages.
Abenaki (Wôbanakiôdwawôgan) Abenaki is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken in Quebec in Canada, and in Vermont in the USA. It was formerly spoken in Maine and New Hampshire as well. There are two varieties of Abenaki: Western and Eastern. In Canada in 2007 there were 10 fluent speakers of Western Abenaki on the Odanak Reserve, and there ...
Abenaki, also known as Wôbanakiak, is an endangered Eastern Algonquian language of Quebec and the northern states of New England. The language has Eastern and Western forms which differ in vocabulary and phonology and are sometimes considered distinct languages.
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Language: Abenaki-Penobscot is an Algonkian language spoken by two related tribes of the Northeast Woodlands, the Abenaki and the Penobscot. Abenaki-Penobscot is a polysynthetic language with complex verbs and fairly free word order. Today only a handful of Canadian Abenakis still speak the Western Abenaki language.
Jan 18, 2012 · Article by Dean Snow. Updated by Michelle Filice. Published Online January 18, 2012. Last Edited November 18, 2021. Abenaki (also referred to as Wobanaki or Wabanaki) take their name from a word in their own language meaning “dawn-land people” or “people from the east.”
Abenaki, Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribe that united with other tribes in the 17th century to furnish mutual protection against the Iroquois Confederacy. The name refers to their location “toward the dawn.” In its earliest known form, the Abenaki Confederacy consisted of tribes or
