We have included twenty basic Abenaki words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. Abenaki, or Abnaki, is an endangered Algonquian language of Quebec and the northern states of New England. We are doing our best to revitalize the Abenaki language. A huge part of this is creating a new generation of speakers. Abenaki, also spelled Abnaki or Wabanaki, Algonquian -speaking North American Indian tribe that united with other tribes in the 17th century to furnish mutual protection against the Iroquois Confederacy. Information about the Abenaki language and culture http://www.native-languages.org/abna.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenaki_language https://www.ethnologue.com/language/abe https://www.ethnologue.com/language/aaq http://westernabenaki.com http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/abe Online Abenaki lessons http://www.cowasuck.org/language/language.htm< http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~abenaki… Abnaki-Penobscot (Abenaki Language) Language:Abenaki-Penobscot is an Algonkian languagespoken by two related tribes, the Abenakiand the Abenaki-Penobscot is a polysynthetic languagewith complex verbs and fairly free word order. Abenaki Language Facts: Abnaki, also known as Western Abenaki, is one of the world's most endangered languages, with possibly as few as five known speakers as of a study in 2006. Therefore, there are many similarities between the terms used by the tribes ranging from New England to Northeast and Central Canada, and often it is possible for these distinct groups to verbally communicate. The language has Eastern and Western forms which differ in vocabulary and phonology and are sometimes considered distinct languages. Abenaki is an Algonquian language, related to other languages like Lenape and Chippewa. The Western Abenaki language, Aln8ba8dwaw8gan (Language Code: Abe), is listed as "critically endangered" by UNESCO. The name refers to their location “toward the dawn.” Abenaki is an Algonquian language, related to other languages like Lenape and Chippewa. About the Western Abenaki Language Western Abenaki (also known as Sokoki, Abnaki, St. Francis, Abenaki, or Abenaki-Penobscot) is a linguistic subdivision of the Eastern Algonquian languages which are a subgroup of the greater Algonquian languages, a subgroup of Algic languages. The last fully fluent speaker of Eastern Abnaki/Penobscot has passed on, but We have included twenty basic Abenaki words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. still speak the Western Abenaki language. The Abenaki Language The Abenaki language is classified by linguists as belonging to the Algonquin family of Native American Languages.