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Most loanwords from Northeastern US Indian languages come from various Algonquian languages as many Algonquian-speaking peoples inhabited the coast. Iroquois words in modern use are mostly place names.

Conewago (from Kahnawake, place name)

Toronto (from Ateronto, Mohawk place name)

Ontario (from entari, cave)

Erie, Susquehanna, Huron/Wyandot (names of tribes)

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