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Pequot
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English
Alternative forms
en Pequod
Etymology
Attested in English since the 1620s/1630s, from en xnt Pequttôog people of the shoals (compare abe pôgwa shallow, shoal).
Pronunciation
en /ˈpiːˌkwɒt/
en En-Pequot.oga
Noun
s *
A member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.
Proper noun
This tribe.
The variety of Mohegan-Pequot spoken by this tribe.