On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:21:39 -0500, doloresc.phifer wrote
> Hi Tom.  Thanks for the added info.  Miquons have been lumped under
> the Susquehannas/Susquehannocks, but they feel that they are more
> closely aligned with the Haudenosaunees.  They did however picked up
> some of the Algonquian dialect when they lived down among the
> Powhatans, Lenapes, and other tribes they met in their travels.

Doing a little checking online, some sources suggest that "Susquehannock" was
an Algonquin name for that Iroquoian people meaning people of the muddy river
and the name "Minqua" was given to them by the Lenape meaning "stealthy". It
is believed that the Minqua/Minquons spoke an Iroquois dialect similar to
Huron. So perhaps some language resources for the Huron would be insightful to
the dialect spoken by the Minquons.

Source:  http://www.dickshovel.com/susque.html

Regards,

Tom

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