Abenaki

noun

Abe·​na·​ki ˌa-bə-ˈnä-kē 

variants or less commonly Abnaki

ab-ˈnä-kē 

1

plural Abenaki or Abenakis also Abnaki or Abnakis : a member of a group of Algonquian-speaking (see Algonquian sense 2a) Indigenous peoples of northern New England and adjoining parts of Quebec

2

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

Examples of Abenaki in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other cultural names include Blooming Moon (Anishinaabe), Green Corn Moon (Cherokee) and Hoer Moon (Western Abenaki). — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The Western Abenaki know it as the hoer moon and the Anishinaabe as the blooming moon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

Those were the first words that Samoset, an Abenaki leader, spoke to the Pilgrims at Plymouth colony. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

For example, the Cherokee people call it the snow moon while the Abenaki tribe refers to it as the winter maker moon. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Abenaki

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• hockey
• jockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie