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TIL the Abenaki word for "white man" awanoch is a combination of the words awani meaning "who" and uji meaning "from". Thus, the word for "white man" literally translates to "Who is this man and where does he come from?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abenaki?wprov=sfla1

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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1earqun/til_the_abenaki_word_for_white_man_awanoch_is_a/

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slimjim 1y ago

i don't think you know what "literally" or "translates" means 😅😅

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