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Kiowa

American  
[kahy-uh-wuh, -wah, -wey] / ˈkaɪ ə wə, -ˌwɑ, -ˌweɪ /

noun

plural

Kiowas,

plural

Kiowa

  1. a member of an Indigenous Great Plains tribe, now living primarily in Oklahoma.

  2. the language of the Kiowa, closely related to Tanoan.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Kiowa or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Kiowa

First recorded in 1800–10; from Kiowa kɔjgwu “principal people”

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