Abenaki, Eastern

A language of United States

ISO 639: aaq
Alternate Names: Abenaki, Alnombak, Alnôbak, Eastern Abnaki, Wawenock
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Madeline Tower Shay, died in 1993 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 90 (2000 census). Total Abenaki in the United States.
Location:: Maine: Androscoggin-Kennebec and Penobscot valleys.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Penobscot Nation.
Classification: Algic, Algonquian, Eastern Algonquian, Abenaki
Dialects: Penobscot (Penawahpskewi), Caniba.
Language Use: All shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Texts. Attempts to reintroduce the language in the elementary school (2011) and to publish the first Penobscot dictionary (2013).
Other Comments: Penobscot dialect survived to the late 20th century near Bangor, Maine.

Location: Maine: Androscoggin-Kennebec and Penobscot valleys.