Abenaki is the cover term for a complex of dialects of one of the Eastern Algonquian languages, originally spoken in what is now Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Modern Western Abenaki is currently spoken by a very small handful of elders in Odanak, Quebec. Eastern Abenaki was until quite recently spoken by elders of the Penobscot tribe in eastern Maine. Other dialects of Eastern Abenaki, such as Caniba and Aroosagunticook, now extinct, are documented in French-language materials from the colonial period. The Eastern Algonquian languages are a subgroup of the larger Algonquian family, itself a member of the Algic family; prior to European contact, the family consisted of around 17 languages, which streched from Newfoundland south into North Carolina. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 43rd 24,923 km² 130 km 260 km 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 110 km 305 km 3. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... The Penobscot are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now the northeastern U.S. and Maritime Canada, particularly Maine. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ...
Western and Eastern Abenaki share many similarities but are also different in striking ways, not only in vocabulary but also phonology. Phonology (Greek phonē = voice/sound and logos = word/speech), is a subfield of linguistics which studies the sound system of a specific language (or languages). ...
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