abˈnäkē noun
also ab·e·na·ki ˌabəˈnäkē ; or wa·ba·na·ki ˌwäbəˈn-
( plural abnaki or abnakis )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Fox and Kickapoo Wâpana'k īa, literally, eastern land, from wâpan light, dawn, east + a'k īa land
1.
a. : an Indian people of Maine and southern Quebec
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Algonquian language of the Abnaki and Penobscot peoples