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Learn twenty basic Abenaki words and how they compare with other Algonquian languages. Explore online picture glossaries and themed word lists for Abenaki-Penobscot language learners.
The words of Western Abenaki are generally made up of a central core (the root) with affixes attached. Often a single word will translate to a phrase in English. The affixes themselves typically don’t translate to just one word either.
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 were four Western Abenaki ...
The main difficulty in understanding the Abenaki language from many published sources is that, unlike the English language, there is not always a literal translation for a word. For example, according to Gordon Day's Abenaki Dictionary, the Abenaki word for clock is babizookwazik.
Western Abenaki words are nearly identical to those of the Eastern Abenaki with only slight variations in phonology, grammar, and lexicon. The most distinguishable difference is the use of "L" in Western and the use of "R" in Eastern Abenaki.
59 Abenaki Words & Basic Sentences Part 1 (Words and Phrases showing medial voicing of consonants, also length, stress, syllabic n.) w/Gordon Day William Simon Obomsawin and Malian Obomsawin 60 Weather Words w/Ambrose Obomsawin and Gordon Day
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