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Abenaki Words to Describe Food & Drink
Last updated 12/28/99
| English Word | Abenaki Word | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content © Copyright Ne-Do-Ba 1997-2013 | |||
| Acorn | wa chil | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Bitter, Acrid | a kwan | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Cake | ab on | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Corn Meal | ska mon ta hi gan | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Corn | ska mon | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Corn | Skamoun | Sabastian Raile | |
| Drinking, Drink | ka dos mo wo gan | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Eating Raw | skip wo gan | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Lily Root | mska ta | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Meat | Wiyos | Henry Masta | |
| Meat, Fresh | ska wakw | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Medicine | Nebizon | Henry Masta | |
| Nut | pa gon | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Onion | wi noz | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Pea | piz | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Pepper | tip wa bel | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Pith | a wip | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Raw | ski ia | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Rum | akw bi | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Turnips | chan naps | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
| Rum/Wiskey | Ockoby | Fanny Hardy Eckstrom | Bad Water |
| Young Vegetable | wski gen | Kimzowzi Awighigan 1830 | |
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- Wabanaki Place Names at Ne-Do-Ba
- Earth, Air, Water, & Fire
- Our Two-legged & Spirit Relations
- Our Four-Legged Relations
- Our Other Relations
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- Time & Seasons
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- Our Relation's Body Parts
- Miscellaneous Words
