Dutch Americans (locative). Similarities between Dutch and English are abundant. Examples include the article "the" ("de" in Dutch), the words "book" ("boek"), "house" ("huis"), "pen" ("pen"), and, "street" ("straat"), among others. Dutch and English are both part of the West Germanic language group and share several aspects. Adaptation of place names between the languages is common, as was the case of New York, where several landmarks like "Conyne Eylandt" (Rabbit Island) became more suitable to Anglophones (Coney Island). Contact between other languages also created various creoles with Dutch as the base language. Two examples, Jersey Dutch and Mohawk Dutch, are now extinct.
Callicoon (CDP), New York Callicoon (CDP), New York Callicoon is a hamlet and census-designated place in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 167 at the 2010 census. Callicoon is in the western part of the county in the Town of Delaware. Callicoon got its name from Dutch hunters who settled the location in the 17th century. Because of the population of wild turkeys in the area, they named the community "Kollikoonkill" which translates into "Wild Turkey Creek". In addition to animal abundance, the area was a source for lumber and a transport center with the Delaware River offering access to coastal