Noun
the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican
a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic
Source: WordNetThe Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian -speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation." Source: Internet
Starting in the early 1600s the Mohawk moved their settlements closer to the river and by 1629, they had also taken over territories on the west bank of the Hudson River that were formerly held by the Algonquian -speaking Mahican people. Source: Internet