Wyandot

Although the Wyandot language is now dead (but capable of being revived), it was traditionally a very influential language, spoken by the Wyandot people in the vicinity of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron. Apparently, it was a well-known trade language at the time that the French arrived in North America. In the world of 'Merganser,' the two main trade languages are Ottawa and Wyandot, as it seems to have been in the late 1700's in the real world. As a result, the Wyandot have a significant amount of political sway, being foremost among the minor powers of the Great Lakes.