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Abnaki

Abnaki

9.9
The language spoken by a Native American people from Maine and southern Quebec
  • noun
  • /æbˈnɑːki/
: idioma abnaki
  • Few people today still speak the Abnaki language fluently.

Examples

  • She is researching the grammar of Abnaki for her thesis.

  • The museum hosts audio recordings of elders speaking Abnaki.

  • The Abnaki language has many unique features.

  • I learned some words in Abnaki during my studies.

  • Few people today still speak the Abnaki language fluently.

  • She is researching the grammar of Abnaki for her thesis.

  • The museum hosts audio recordings of elders speaking Abnaki.

Synonyms

Abnaki language
vsAbnaki
9.9

A language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot people in northeastern North America

is the shorter label that omits the word language

Compounds

Abnaki language
9.9

A language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot people in northeastern North America

Surface Forms

Abnaki singular
Abnakis plural

Etymology

Abnaki comes from an Algonquian name Wabanaki, from a part that means 'dawn' or 'east'. So the Abnaki language is the speech of the people from the 'dawnland', which is why their language carries this name.