848 PRINCE, SPECK—DYING AMERICAN SPEECH-ECHOES. TNOV.6; 
The name Mohican=Mihiganiik means “‘ those dwelling on the 
tide-water’’ from Del. makhaak ‘‘great’’ and hican ‘‘tide” (so 
Zeisberger) and plainly shows the geographical origin of the tribe, 
How this name came to be applied to the Pequot-speaking 
Mohegans. of Mohegan, Conn., has been explained at length by us 
(Anthropologist, V, pp. 194 ff.). The Skaghticokes apparently do 
not know the name Mohican as applied to themselves. 
It is curious and characteristic of human nature that a number of 
obscene words and phrases have survived with some accuracy in the 
mouth of Harris, Mr. Speck’s informant. Such words would 
naturally live longer than others in the speech of the uncultivated, 
no doubt owing to their desire to speak of such subjects with 
secrecy. 
It is quite plain that Harris has only a very imperfect knowledge 
of.his grandmother’s language, as he does not know the exact mean- 
ing of two out of the three sentences which he gave to Mr. Speck. 
His three connected sentences are as follows :—(t) Wichowan tipa- 
stik stihdgitinon, ‘hurry up to the hotel and get adrink.’’ This 
seems to me to mean ‘‘ come along, my friends, and we will have a 
drink.”? See Glossary, S. Os hdgitinon, tapastck sae wichiwan. (2) 
Gikwi dia n pirmids ‘‘o sleep in the barn.’’ This should be 
translated ‘* you sleep there or the night.” See Glossary, 5. U. 
giikwi and n'pimids. (3) Mani'pa maénik lift up your clothes,” 
said with obscene intention to a woman. This translation. is 
correct, as will appear s. v. munu‘fa and mdnuk. Finally, in this 
conpection, it should be noted that Harris gives the incorrect forme 
mamitukkit for manitikki af devil’ niskéhikian for miskahikian 
“cider,’” n'pimids for n'piwids ‘at night’’ and Lapasik for 
nitdpésik “my friends’’ (see Glossary, s. v. these words). 
The following words of the pone are all Delaware Mohican : : 
gukwi ** thou Sleepest “5 ; kwon SJESe os mamitickkts for ménitiskhic 
‘xdevil*"; nishahikian hoi miskahikidn ‘cider; 2 ’ pimids for 
n ‘parwids ‘ceat night '; samut “tripe’’; Skzk in Shikarik © snake 3 
tipiisik for nitapisick ‘‘my friends’’; 77/ipds ‘‘ tortoise’’; wichdwan 
‘come along.’’ On the other Hand: the following are probably 
New England loanwords froin native Connecticut dialects akin to 
the Natick :—chakis Begs de ; hanikwok, pl. of kinkdi ** private 
parts”; manth “coat,” «* paca. = ritig “* crushed corn ae 
skwa ** dai if . sukkita¥ “ succotash ”; 3 tipi ‘* devil’’; and waniix 
‘‘white man.’’ These loanwords are, of course, not surprising in 
