ABENAKI LANGUAGE
Translation by J. Elie Joubert
"Parts of the Body"
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ABENAKI |
PRONUNCIATION |
SOUND |
1. arm
(his/her arm) |
opedin |
o-pe-din |
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2. arms
(his/her arms) |
opedinal |
o-pe-din-al |
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3. belly button
(his/her navel) |
odôbagolagwi |
o-dô-ba-go-la-gwi |
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4. cheek
(his/her cheek) |
odanowa |
o-da-no-wa |
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5. cheeks
(his/her cheeks) |
odanowaal |
o-da-no-wa-al |
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6. chest
(his/her chest) |
odolka |
o-dol-ka |
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7. ear
(his/her ear) |
otawago |
o-ta-wa-go |
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8. ears
(his/her ears) |
otawagol |
o-ta-wa-gol |
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9. eye
(his/her eye) |
osizuko |
o-si-zu-ko |
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10. eyes
(his/her eyes) |
osizukol |
o-si-zu-kol |
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11. foot
(his/her foot) |
wezid |
we-zid |
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12. feet
(his/her feet) |
wezidal |
we-zid-dal |
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13. hair
(his/her hair) |
odupkwan |
o-dup-kwan |
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14. hairs
(his/her hairs) |
odupkwanal |
o-dup-kwan-al |
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15. hand
(his/her hand) |
welji |
wel-ji |
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16. hands
(his/her hands) |
weljial |
wel-ji-al |
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17. leg
(his/her leg) |
okôd |
o-kôd |
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18. legs
(his/her legs) |
okôdal |
o-kôd-al |
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19. lip
(his/her lip) |
odabaskedon |
o-da-bas-ke-don |
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20. lips
(his/her lips) |
odabaskedonal |
o-da-bas-ke-don-al |
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21. mouth
(his/her mouth) |
odon |
o-don |
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22. neck
(his/her neck) |
odapskowa |
o-dap-sko-wa |
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23. nose
(his/her nose) |
odijol |
o-di-jol |
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