Meanings
- Synonym of Western Abenaki.
The manuscript was written in 1750 by Father Joseph Aubery, a Jesuit priest from France assigned to the Saint-François-de-Sales Roman Catholic mission from 1709 until he died in 1756. It's one of the few and earliest documents available in Aln8ba8dwaw8gan, the Abenaki language.
2019 July 20, Ka’nhehsí:io Deer, “Restoration of 18th-century choir book in Abenaki language may help revitalization efforts”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 28 Jun 20222 more examples
In a letter to Mr. Plamondon dated 10 January 2023, Denys Bernard, Director General of the Grand Council of the Waban-Aki Nation, said that the term “Aln8bak” translates to “human beings” or “Abenakis” in Aln8ba8dwaw8gan, the Abenaki language, and that the “8” is pronounced as a nasal “Ô” as in the sound “on.”
2023, Report on the Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of Quebec, 2022: Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, House of Commons, Canada, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2025, page 21Masesoliantegw is the name currently given to the Richelieu River in Aln8ba8dwaw8gan, the language of the W8banakiak, and it means “river with a lot of silver.” However, the W8banakiak have known this river since time immemorial and it bore a number of distinct names throughout the eras.
2025, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Multi-species Action Plan for the Richelieu River Watershed in Canada (Species at Risk Act Action Plan Series), Ottawa: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, page 10Synonyms: Western Abenaki
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Western Abenaki.
Origin
- AbenakiAln8ba8dwaw8gan
- EnglishAln8ba8dwaw8gan
Unadapted borrowing from Abenaki Aln8ba8dwaw8gan.
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Aln8ba8dwaw8gan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aln8ba8dwaw8gan
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