Kiowa-Tanoan language family
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- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico, Arizona
Article abstract: The Kiowa-Tanoan language family consists of four languages: Kiowa, Tiwa, Tewa, and Towa.
The Kiowa-Tanoan language family consists of four languages: Kiowa, Tiwa, Tewa, and Towa. The Kiowa people are a Plains tribe, currently living in southwestern Oklahoma. The Tanoan languages, which include Tiwa (Isleta, Picuris, Sandia, Taos), Tewa (Hano, Nambe, San Juan, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Pojoaque, Tesuque), and Towa (Jemez), are spoken primarily in New Mexico, with the exception of Arizona Tewa, which is spoken on the First Mesa of the Hopi...
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