Back Чоптанк Bulgarian Choptank Croatian അബാബ്കോ (ചോപ്ടാങ്ക്) വർഗ്ഗം Malayalam Choptank (folk) NB Choptank Serbo-Croatian Choptank-folket Swedish
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eastern Shore of Maryland | |
| Languages | |
| Nanticoke | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nanticoke, Lenape |
The Choptank (or Ababco[2]) were an Algonquian-speaking Native American people that historically lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula. They occupied an area along the lower Choptank River basin,[3] which included parts of present-day Talbot, Dorchester and Caroline counties.[4] They spoke Nanticoke, an Eastern Algonquian language closely related to Delaware.[5][6] The Choptank were the only Indians on the Eastern Shore to be granted a reservation in fee simple by the English colonial government.[7]
- ^ Clark, Patricia Roberts (21 October 2009). Tribal Names of the Americas: Spelling Variants and Alternative Forms, Cross-Referenced. McFarland. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-5169-2.
- ^ Also Ababeve or Abapco.[1]
- ^ "Choptank River Basin" Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, Dept of Natural Resources, Maryland, accessed 18 Mar 2010
- ^ Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview", Maryland Online Encyclopedia, 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
- ^ Nanticoke Language, Native Languages of the Americas, accessed 18 Mar 2010
- ^ Nanticoke Tribe, Native Languages of the Americas, accessed 18 Mar 2010
- ^ Wayne E. Clark, "Indians in Maryland, an Overview", Maryland Online Encyclopedia', 2004-2005, accessed 18 Mar 2010
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