Tiwa

noun

Ti·​wa

variants or less commonly Tigua

ˈtēwə

plural Tiwa or Tiwas also Tigua or Tiguas

1

a

: any of several Tanoan peoples of north and south central New Mexico

b

: a member of any of such peoples

2

: the language of the Tiwa peoples

Word History

Etymology

Spanish tigua, of American Indian origin

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