Abenaki (Eastern: Alənαpαtəwéwαkan, Western: Alnôbaôdwawôgan), also known as Wôbanakiak, is an endangered Eastern Algonquian language of Quebec and the...
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Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predominantly spoken in Maine, while the Western Abenaki language was spoken in Quebec, Vermont, and...
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The Abenaki people are an indigenous peoples of the Americas located in the Northeastern Woodlands region. Their religious beliefs are part of the Midewiwin...
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may refer to: Anapa Airport, Russia, IATA code AAQ Eastern Abenaki language, ISO 939-3 language code aaq Dopaminergic cell group Aaq the Swiss Agency of...
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regions, the fisher is known as a pekan, derived from its name in the Abenaki language, or wejack, an Algonquian word (cf. Cree ocêk, Ojibwa ojiig) borrowed...
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Municipality. The name of the county is derived from an Algonquin Abenaki language word meaning "lots of waterfowl"[citation needed]. Missisquoi County...
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used in several languages around the world, including the Azerbaijani, Gottscheerish, Karay·a and Adyghe languages, the Abenaki language of Quebec, and...
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Miami–Illinois–Peoria (†) Eastern 12. Miꞌkmaq Abenaki 13. Western Abenaki (nearly extinct) 14. Eastern Abenaki (†) 15. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy 16. Massachusett...
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Fryeburg. William O. Bright attributed the origin of "Saco" to an Eastern Abenaki language word meaning "land where the river comes out", which he connected to...
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Jesse Bruchac (category American people who self-identify as being of Abenaki descent)
much of his life to studying the Abenaki language and preserving the Abenaki culture. He created the first Abenaki language website. Bruchac has traveled...
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The Koasek Abenaki Tribe is a state-recognized tribe in Vermont, who claim descent from Abenaki people. They are not federally recognized as a Native American...
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representing separate languages or dialects may be ultimately impossible. Eastern Algonquian Abenakian Abenaki Eastern Abenaki † Western Abenaki Etchemin †...
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most local ship captains by name. The Abenaki language is an Algonquian language related to the Massachusett language of the Nauset and Wampanoag people...
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Henry Lorne Masta (category Abenaki people)
an Abenaki writer, teacher, and scholar of the Abenaki language. He was also a respected leader in the Abenaki community. Masta published Abenaki Legends...
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Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation is a state-recognized tribe and nonprofit organization, called AHA "Abenaki Helping Abenaki", whose headquarters and...
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likely the language of the Nipmuck, is principally attested from a word list recorded from refugees by the St. Francis mission to the Abenaki in Quebec...
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Jeanne Brink (category Abenaki people)
(born 1944) is an Abenaki artist who specializes in traditional basket making, and the cultural and linguistic preservation of the Abenaki people. Jeanne...
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Yamaska means "where the reeds grow" in the Abenaki language. Yamaska may refer to: Yamaska, Quebec, a Quebec municipality in the Montérégie region Nicolet-Yamaska...
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Mount Katahdin. The name "Allagash" comes from the Abenaki language, a dialect of the Algonquin languages, spoken by the Penobscot Tribe. The word, /walakéskʸihtəkʸ/...
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area around modern-day Northern New England. The Abenaki spoke an Algonquian language, Eastern Abenaki. In 1614, the explorer John Smith charted the waters...
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Monhegan is a corruption of Monchiggon, the Abenaki language term for "out-to-sea island" used by Samoset, an Abenaki sagamore and the first Native American...
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The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English)...
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Androscoggin people (category Abenaki in the United States)
The name of the Androscoggin is derived from an anglicization of the Abenaki-language term Ammoscongon, which was the name given for the portion of the Androscoggin...
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Odanak (redirect from Counseil des Abénakis d'Odanak)
Odanak is an Abenaki First Nations reserve in the Central Quebec region, Quebec, Canada. The mostly First Nations population as of the Canada 2021 Census...
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Pennacook Abenaki villagers. The location was originally known as "M’Squamskook", meaning "Falls at the Place of the Salmon" in Abenaki language, and would...
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is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved...
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Powered by biodiesel (B20). The name means "mountain hummingbird" in the Abenaki language. M-2 Algonquin Mount Washington Cog Railway Shop Diesel 2009 Operational...
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a Wigwam. Wigwam is also a Native American (specifically, Eastern Abenaki language) word for "temporary shelter". Mark Beaubien built a tavern on the...
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An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native...
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