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Dzeedzeez

Dzeedzeez (pronounced similar to tsee-dzeez, rhyming more or less with "cheese") is the Abenaki Indian word for "baby." It is spelled dzidziz or chijiz in the modern Abenaki orthographies (spelling systems.)

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Abenaki language dictionary
Abenaki language pronunciation
Abenaki Native
Kennebec
Abenaki legends
Abenaki Indian colors
Eastern Woodland Indian languages
Algonquian peoples

Here are a few good books about the Abenaki language and tribe:
The Language of Basket Making
Abenaki-English Dictionary
Voice of the Dawn

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