ABENAKI LANGUAGE
Translation by J. Elie Joubert
"Paddle Boating on the Pond"

ENGLISH	ABENAKI	SYLLABLE BREAKS	TRUE MEANING	SOUND
1. beaver	tamakwa	ta-ma-kwa	tree cutter
2. beaver dam	tamakwa kebenigan	ta-ma-kwa  ke-be-ni-gan	it is to be shut by tree cutter
3. beaver lodge	adalamiskwid	a-da-la-mis-kwid	where the beaver live
4. canoe	wigwaol	wi-gwa-ol	birch bark canoe
5. cattail	pakwaasko	pa-kwaa-sko	a plant related to the arrow plant
6. dragon fly	odamôgan wajawas	o-da-mô-gan wa-ja-was	a fly looks like a pipe
7. duck	kwigwigen	kwi-gwi-gen	duck
8. frog	chegwal	che-gwal	frog
9. heron	gasko	gas-ko	heron
10. hummingbird	nanatasiz	na-na-tas-iz	little mute one
11. otter	onegigo	o-ni-gi-go	otter
12. paddle boat	abagijiman nspiwi mezid odahôganal	a-ba-gi-ji-man n-spi-wi me-zid o-da-hô-gan-al	flat bottom boat with foot paddles
13. pond	nebesis	ne-be-sis	little lake
14. pond lily	bamagwaag	ba-ma-gwaag	a dancing one
15. reeds	azônaskol	a-zô-nask-ol	leafy growths
16. swallow	soglônihla	so-glôn-i-hla	rain bird
17. turtle	tolba	tol-ba	turtle