Abnaki
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Historical Examples
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
noun
(pl) -ki, -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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