Wabanaki
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Wabanaki, Wabenaki, Wobanaki, etc. may refer to:
In geography
- area referred as the "Dawn land" by many Algonquian-speaking peoples to describe the oriental region of the North American continent, generally described as being New England in the United States and the Maritimes in Canada
In ethnology
- people located in the Wabanaki region, used to mean either "dawn land people" or "easterner."
- people speaking one of the Eastern Algonquian languages
- synonym for the Wabanaki Confederacy, a Native American alliance located in the northern Wabanaki region
- members of the Wabanaki Confederacy, consisting of:
In culture
- the term "Abenaki" is often misused to mean "Wabanaki." Abenakis are just one member of the Wabanakis.
- Camp Wabanaki, a YMCA camp
- Wabanaki Campground in New Hampshire
- Wabanaki Area Scouting, New Brunswick
[edit] "Wabanaki" in various indigenous languages
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Depending on the literature and the reference language the author/speaker uses, the term "Wabanaki" may be presented in many different ways. In addition, often "Easterner" (literally: "Dawn person") and "Wabanaki" (literally: "Dawn-land person") are used synonymously by some Algonquian language-speaking groups.
| Language | "Easterner(s)" literally "Dawn Person(s)" |
"Dawn Land" (nominative) |
"Dawn Land" (locative) |
"Dawn Land Person" |
"Dawn Land People" or the "Wabanaki Confederacy" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naskapi | Waapinuuhch | ||||
| Massachusett language | Wôpanâ(ak) | ||||
| Quiripi language | Wampano(ak) | Wampanoki | |||
| Mi'kmaq | Wabanahk | Wabanahkik | Wabanahki | Wabanahkiyik | |
| Maliseet-Passamaquoddy | Waponu(wok) | Waponahki | Waponahkik | Waponahkew | Waponahkiyik/Waponahkewiyik |
| Abenaki-Penobscot | Wôbanu(ok) | Wôbanak | Wôbanakik | Wôbanaki | Wôbanakiak |
| Algonquin | Wàbano(wak) | Wàbanaki | Wàbanakìng | Wàbanakì | Wàbanakìk |
| Ojibwe | Waabano(wag) | Waabanaki | Waabanakiing | Waabanakii | Waabanakiig/Waabanakiiyag |
| Odawa | Waabno(wag) | Waabnaki | Waabnakiing | Waabnakii | Waabnakiig/Waabnakiiyag |
| Potawatomi | Wabno(weg) | Wabneki | Wabnekig | Wabneki | Wabnekiyeg |
