NOUN
- the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
- a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to the Abnakis or their language
How To Use Abnaki In A Sentence
- Some of them are of Maine origin and have never had occasion to escape to other parts of the country -- sannup, let's say, from Abnaki Indian, "loosely used throughout Maine for a boy-child and usually a mischievous one," coodle, ` a small cove or backwater. ' VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3
- The word comes from the Algonquian Eastern Abnaki word "moz," which translated from its Native American origins into English loosely means "twig eater. Summit Daily News - Top Stories