Wintun

noun

Win·​tun

(ˈ)win‧¦tün

variants or Wintu

-ü

plural Wintun or Wintuns or Wintu or Wintus

1

a

: an Indian people of the Sacramento valley, California

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Copehan language of the Wintun people

3

: copehan

Word History

Etymology

Wintun, people

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