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| | Mohegan Language and the Mohegan Indian People (Pequot, Montauk, Metoac, Niantic, Shinnecock) |
 | | A third language, Narragansett, was spoken by two other tribes, the Narragansetts and the Nipmucs; this language may have been distinct or may have been a dialect of Mohegan or Massachusett. |
 | | History: The Pequot, Montauk, Narragansett, Niantic, Nipmuc, Shinnecock, and other tribes referred to indiscriminately as "Mohegan" in history texts were originally distinct tribes, each with several autonomous bands. |
 | | However, due to heavy population losses and aggressive colonial expansion, the Indian tribes of New England were scattered, merged, and assimilated to such a degree that they lost their languages and much of their individual tribal characters. |
| www.native-languages.org /mohegan.htm (444 words) |
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