Dictionary
Ki•o•wa
Pronunciation: (kī'u-wu, -wä", -wā"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -was, (esp. collectively) -wa for 1.
1. a member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
2. a language that is closely related to Tanoan and is the language of the Kiowa people.
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