abenaki

  • 11Abenaki — also Abnaki noun (plural Abenaki or Abenakis; also Abnaki or Abnakis) Etymology: Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners Date: 1721 1. a member of a group of …

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  • 12abenaki — o abnaki Confederación de pueblos indígenas norteamericanos que hablan lenguas algonquinas; viven principalmente en Quebec, Canadá, y en Maine, EE.UU. Los abenaki actuales consideran como su territorio originario la parte sur de Quebec y los… …

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  • 13Abenaki — n. American Indian tribe of northern New England and southern Quebec; either of the two languages spoken by the Abenaki Indians n. member of the Abenaki Indian tribe …

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  • 14Abenaki — A•be•na•ki [[t]ˌæb əˈnæk i, ˌɑ bəˈnɑ ki[/t]] also Abnaki n. pl. kis, (esp. collectively) ki. 1) peo a member of a grouping of American Indian peoples of S Quebec and Maine, earlier also of New Hampshire, and in some usages including peoples of… …

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  • 15Abenaki — /æbəˈnaki/ (say abuh nahkee) noun 1. a Native American people of the Algonquian family, formerly of northern New England and south eastern Canada, now living mainly in Maine and southern Quebec. 2. (plural Abenaki or Abenakis) a member of this… …

  • 16Abenaki language — infobox language name=Abenaki nativename=Wôbanakiôdwawôgan states=Canada region=Odanak, Centre du Québec, Quebec speakers=20 in 1991 familycolor=American fam1=Algic fam2=Algonquian fam3=Eastern Algonquian lc1=aaq|ld1=Eastern Abenaki (extinct)|ll1 …

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  • 17Abenaki mythology — The Abenaki (also Wabanaki) are a Native American tribe located in the northeastern United States. Religious ceremonies are led by shamans, called Medeoulin (Mdawinno).The history of the Abenaki people is divided into three time periods. In the… …

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  • 18Abenaki — noun a) A complex of dialects of one of the Eastern Algonquian languages, originally spoken in what is now Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. b) A member of an Algonquian First People from northeastern North America …

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  • 19Abenaki — noun & adjective variant spelling of Abnaki …

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  • 20Abenaki — noun a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec • Syn: ↑Abnaki • Hypernyms: ↑Algonquian, ↑Algonquin …

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