Mohegan-Pequot language
Mohegan-Pequot (also known as Mohegan-Pequot-Montauk, Secatogue, and Shinnecock-Poosepatuck; dialects in New England included Mohegan, Pequot, and Niantic; and on Long Island, Montaukett and Shinnecock) is an Algonquian language formerly spoken by indigenous peoples in southern present-day New England and eastern Long Island.
| Mohegan-Pequot | |
|---|---|
| Mohiks-Piqut Uyôtowáwôk | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Southern New England, Eastern Long Island |
| Ethnicity | Mohegan, Montauk, Niantic, Pequot, and Shinnecock |
| Extinct | 1908, with the death of Fidelia Fielding |
Algic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpq |
| Glottolog | pequ1242 |
The location of the Mohegan, Pequot, Montaukett, Niantic, and Shinnecock, and their neighbors, c. 1600 | |
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