Mohawk Dutch
| Mohawk Dutch | |
|---|---|
| Native to | New Netherland |
| Region | North America |
| Extinct | unknown; possibly late 19th to early 20th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
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Mohawk Dutch is a now extinct
Mohawk nation
.
At the height of the
Iroquois Confederacy and New Netherland, forming among themselves a creole
taking elements from both languages.
One lullaby purported to be in Mohawk Dutch was recorded as part of the research for the Dictionary of American Regional English;[3] it is mostly German with one Dutch diminutive suffix (whose German equivalent also occurs), one Dutch word and one word ("baby") that probably comes from a local language.[citation needed]
See also
- Jersey Dutch
- Michif
- Mohawk language
- Pidgin Delaware
References
- ^ Pearson, Jonathan; MacMurray, Junius W. (1883). A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons.
- ^ Nellis, Milo (1951). The Mohawk Dutch and the Palatines: Their Background and Their Influence in the Development of the United States of America. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries.)
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