Tewa

Tewa
noun Etymology: American Spanish Tegua, from Tewa téwa, a self-designation Date: 1844 1. a member of a Pueblo Indian people of New Mexico and Arizona 2. the language of the Tewa people

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  • Tewa — [tē′wə, tā′wə] n. 1. pl. Tewas or Tewa a member of any of seven North American Indian groups living in pueblo villages (six in New Mexico and one in Arizona) 2. the Tanoan language of the Tewas …   English World dictionary

  • Tewa — Lage der Tewa Pueblos, benachbarter Pueblos und Reservate in New Mexico Die Tewa sind Pueblo Indianer und bilden eine Sprachgruppe, die zur Kiowa Tano Sprachfamilie gehört und in New Mexico im Südwesten der USA lebt. Man spricht Tewa in den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tewa — They comprise the following communities:*Nambé Pueblo *Pojoaque Pueblo *San Ildefonso Pueblo *Ohkay Owingeh (formerly known as San Juan Pueblo) *Santa Clara Pueblo *Tesuque PuebloThe Arizona Tewa, descendants of those who fled the Second Pueblo… …   Wikipedia

  • Tewa — [ teɪwə] noun (plural same or Tewas) 1》 a member of a Pueblo Indian people of the Rio Grande area in the south western US. 2》 the Tanoan language of the Tewa. Origin from Tewa téwa moccasins …   English new terms dictionary

  • Tewa — /tay weuh, tee /, n., pl. Tewas, (esp. collectively) Tewa for 1. 1. a member of a cluster of pueblo dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico and Arizona. 2. the Tanoan language of the Tewa. * * * …   Universalium

  • tewa — ˈtāwə, ˈtēwə noun (plural tewa or tewas) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : any of several Tanoan peoples of New Mexico and northeastern Arizona b. : a member of any of such peoples 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tewa language — Tewa is a Kiowa Tanoan language spoken by Pueblo people, mostly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico north of Santa Fe. The 1980 census counted 1,298 speakers, almost all of whom are bilingual in English. Each pueblo or reservation where it is… …   Wikipedia

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  • Tewa — noun a) a Kiowa language of the Southwestern U.S. b) a Trans New Guinea language of Indonesia …   Wiktionary

  • tewa — te·wa …   English syllables

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