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NEW RELEASE: Nulhegan Abenaki Dictionary

The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, with support from a National Archives Congressional Cultural Grant, proudly announces the release of the first publicly shareable, freely accessible English-Abenaki dictionary.

The Nulhegan Abenaki Dictionary reflects the ongoing growth of Abenaki as a living language. This comprehensive resource includes both newly coined terms and words spoken for generations across the Northeast.

Featuring a fully standardized spelling system, English-to-Abenaki format, radically reduced grammar, with all verbs, the life of the language, listed in their foundational imperative and third person forms.

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Cécile Wawanolet, Lesson 30

April 4, 2025

May 28th, 1995, Swanton Vermont

Could you use those books? K'kiziba awakaton nilil awighiganal?

those ones. nigik

those things. nilil

Yes, I like reading. Ôhô, n'wigi agizi.

I should write this evening. Nd'achowi awighiga pamlôgwik.

I should study this evening. Nd'achowi agakimzi pamlôgwik.

Who are you writing to? Awani awighigamawôan?

You should (all) study more often. Kd'achowiba pahami sôwaiwi agakimziba.

You should talk to me sometimes, I like conversing with you. Kd'achowiba sawi ôdokawi, n'wigi ôdokazi nspiwi kia.

I'm almost always on my own. Alwa waijiwi n'nônegwichiwi.

Perhaps you could help me? Kiziba wijokami?

I prefer making it my way. N'pahamaldamen noliton niawi.

They couldn't because they slept during throughout the day. Ôdahaba ali kaop kwangizegak.

Don't come too close to me. Akwi paiô wzômi pasojiwi nia.

Where do those people reside or live? Tôni wigwak ala aiak nigik pmôwsowinnoak?

They live towards the woods, or beyond [in the wild]. Wigwak lagwiwi kpiwi, ala awasiwi.

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