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The Powhatan language is classified as Algonquian (not Algonquin), meaning that it is distantly related to the language spoken by the Algonquin tribe of Canada. It is one of the Virginia Algonquian group of languages and was made up of many different dialects (not surprisingly, since the Powhatan "tribe" was really a collection of very many associated tribes).

A few words in Powhatan are:

ato:ns or askwiwa:n (arrow)

aroughcan or a:re:hkan (racoon)

pockerchikory (hickory)

pichamins, pushemins or pasimenan (persimmon)

appuminneonash (parched Indian corn = hominy)

cheawanta (robin)

comotinch (six)

crenepo (woman)

namaske or nammeis (fish)

nekut (one)
Their language was called Powhatan, also known as Virginia Algonquian.

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