Abnaki

[ ab-nak-ee, -nah-kee ]

/ æbˈnæk i, -ˈnɑ ki /

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noun, plural Ab·na·kis, (especially collectively) Ab·na·ki.

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How to use Abnaki in a sentence

The Abnaki Indian called his dog (atié) by a name which the Chippewa gives his horse (oti-un; n'di, my horse).
The Composition of Indian Geographical Names|J. Hammond Trumbull
The Abnaki name of the wild potato or ground-nut was pen, pl.
The Composition of Indian Geographical Names|J. Hammond Trumbull
Remained with the Abnaki one year and then removed to district of Tadoussac, where he spent three years among the Montagnais.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Abnaki

Abnaki

/ (æbˈnɑːkɪ) /

noun

plural -ki or -kis a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Maine and Quebec

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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