The language of the Delawares has an agreeable in common conversation, and public delivery.

The dialect spoken by the Unamis and JVunalachtikos is pecu liarly grateful

to the ear, and

much more easily learnt, by an

European, than that of the Monsys^ which is rougher and spoken

However, the Monsy dialect is a key to Unamis and Wunalacbtlkos. The latter many have a way of dropping some syllables, so that, without a knowledge of the former, it would be impossible either to spell with a broad accent.

expressions in the

their words or guess their meaning.

" Several other

languages derive their origin from the Delaware, and this proceeds chiefly from the vicinity or connections of the different nations and tribes.

For instance, the language of the

Mabikans

to the Monsy dialect, these two na

is

nearly related

tions having formerly

York.

been neighbors in the province of New related to the Monsy^ but more

The Shawanose is also

HUDSON RIPER INDIANS.

Mahikan; only the former generally place the accent last syllable. The Ottawa is nearly related to the the upon but the Shawanose, Chippewa more immediately to the Delaware.

to the

The language of the Twichtwees and Wawlachtanos resembles the Sbawanose ;

dialect

in

the Kikapus,

and Karhaski, differ from the Delaware

Tukachohas, Moshkos, proportion to their

in

distance from each other, but all are nearly related."

The Algonquin dialects spoken in the valley of the Hudson, The least six in number

at the time of the discovery, were at