| Group: | Axion |
| Native Name: | Atsayonck, Atsayongky |
| Native Name Lang: | unm |
| Population: | Extinct as a tribe |
| Popplace: | Delaware River, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Langs: | Unami language |
| Rels: | Native American religion |
| Related: | other Lenape people |
The Axion were a band of Lenape Native Americans from present-day New Jersey.[1]
The name Axion derives from assiscu, an Unami language term for "mud", and translates as "the muddy place".[2] Other spellings of their name include Atsayonck and Atsayongky.[3]
American archaeologist and historian Daniel Garrison Brinton suggested their name might derive from Assiscunk Creek, near Burlington, New Jersey.[1] [2]
The Axion Lenape spoke an Unami language.
The Axion lived on the eastern side of the Delaware River, from Rancocas Creek to the area that became Trenton, New Jersey.[1]
In 1648, the Axion was one of the largest Native communities on the Delaware River with approximately 200 warriors.[1] Before 1700, they were no longer a distinct band.[1]