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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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