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Mahican

Mahican

9.9
The language of a Native American group from the northeastern United States
  • noun
  • /məˈhiːkən/
: mahicano
  • Linguists are working to preserve Mahican through recordings and educational programs.

Examples

  • The stories were originally told in Mahican, but now exist mostly in English translation.

  • Few people today are fluent in Mahican, as the language has nearly disappeared.

  • The Mahican language is rich in history and culture.

  • Did you know that Mahican is an Algonquian language?

  • Few people today are fluent in Mahican, as the language has nearly disappeared.

  • Linguists are working to preserve Mahican through recordings and educational programs.

  • The stories were originally told in Mahican, but now exist mostly in English translation.

Synonyms

Mohican
vsMahican
1 9.9

A language once spoken by a Native American group that lived along the Hudson River

does not mark extinction and highlights traditional use instead
Mohican language
vsMahican
9.9

A Native American language once spoken by the Mohican people in the northeastern United States

is framed as a cultural tradition rather than historical timing
Mahican language
vsMahican
9.9

A language the Mohican people once spoke in the northeastern United States that no one now speaks

focuses on traditional use rather than stating extinction

Compounds

Mahican language
9.9

A language the Mohican people once spoke in the northeastern United States that no one now speaks

Surface Forms

Mahican singular
Mahicans plural

Etymology

Mahican comes from the tribe's own name in their Algonquian language, often written Muh-he-con-neok, which means 'people of the river' or 'people of the flowing waters'. So Mahican names the language spoken by those river people.