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Streets of Odanak [archive]

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Streets of Odanak

Street Name	Abenaki Origin	Meaning in English
Asban	asban	raccoon
Awassos	awasos	bear
Kabasa	kabasa	sturgeon
Koak	koak	pine
Managuan	managw8	rainbow
Masuzie	masozi	fern
Mikwa	mikwa	squirrel
Sibosis	sibosis	brook
Skamonal	skamonal	corn
Tolba	tolba	tortoise
Waban-Aki	W8banaki	Land of the Rising Sun

--written by Philippe Charland

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