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Ab·enaki (ab′ə nak′ē, -nä′kē)

noun

  1. pl. Abenaki -·ki a member of a group of E Algonquian peoples living mainly in Maine and S Quebec
    1. any of the languages spoken by these peoples, esp. Eastern Abenaki or Western Abenaki
    2. these languages as a group

Etymology: NAmFr Abénaki < E Abenaki wαpánahki, lit., easterner

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