In the Mohawk language, the Mohawk people call themselves the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka ("people of the flint"). The Kanienʼkehá꞉ka became wealthy traders as other nations in their confederacy needed their flint for tool making. Their Algonquian-speaking neighbors (and competitors), the people of "Muh-heck Haeek Ing" ("food area place"), the Mohicans, referred to the people of Ka-nee-en Ka as "Maw Unk Lin", meaning “bear people”. The Dutch heard and wrote this term as "Mohawk", and also referred to the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka as "Egil" or "Maqua".