Abenaki

Abe·na·ki

noun \ˌa-bə-ˈnä-kē\

plural Abenaki or Abenakis also Abnaki or Abnakis

Definition of ABENAKI

1

: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of northern New England and adjoining parts of Quebec

2

: either of the two Algonquian languages spoken by the Abenaki peoples

Variants of ABENAKI

Abe·na·ki also Ab·na·ki \ab-ˈnä-kē\

Origin of ABENAKI

Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners

First Known Use: 1721