| Mohawk Dutch | |
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| Native to | New Netherland |
| Region | North America |
| Extinct | possibly late 19th to early 20th century |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
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Mohawk Dutch is an extinctDutch-based creole language mainly spoken during the 17th century west ofAlbany, New York, in the area around theMohawk River, by the Dutch colonists who traded with or to a lesser extent mixed with the local population from theMohawk nation.
At the height of theRepublic of the Seven United Netherlands' North American colony ofNew Netherland, there were 18 languages spoken within Dutch-controlled territory.[1][citation not found] Dutch settlers frequently marriedindigenous women, most commonly from theMohawk, with whom they were strong allies.[2] The resulting children often drifted between the territory of theIroquois Confederacy and New Netherland, forming among themselves acreole 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]
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