Kitchawan

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Munsee kíhtsiipoong (kíhtsi·po·ng), from kíhtsiipuw (kíhtsi·pəw, big river) +‎ -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from kíhch- (big, very), from Proto-Algonquian *keʔči-, + síipuw (sí·pəw, river), from Proto-Algonquian *si·pi·wi. The river was later renamed after the group's chief, Croton.[1][2]

Proper noun

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Kitchawan

  1. Former name of Croton (river in New York).
  2. (historical) The group which lived along this river, a subdivision of the Mohican tribe.

Noun

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Kitchawan (plural Kitchawan)

  1. A member of this group.

References

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  1. ^ Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York
  2. ^ Robert S. Grumet, Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names (2013, →ISBN