Tonkawa
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- proper noun
- /ˈtɒŋkəwə/
- During their history, the Tonkawa interacted with several neighboring tribes in the region.
- Tonkawa narrative
- Tonkawa Coyote
Examples
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The language spoken by the Tonkawa people has unique characteristics that are distinct from other Native American languages.
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All this interaction suggests, at the least, individual bilingualism among Tonkawa and Lipan peoples.
Academic text (1999) -
The Tonkawa already knew it, but they kept quiet.
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Then it was the turn of a Tonkawa to sing.
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The Tonkawa got it from the Carrizo people too.
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That Tonkawa had the Mexes beat by centuries.
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Throughout the 1800s, the Tonkawa and Lipan Apaches were often reported to be trading, raiding, hunting, and, at times, residing together and intermarrying.
Academic text (1999) -
The Tonkawa were a Native American tribe that originally lived in central Texas.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tonkawa comes from the name of a Native American people from central Texas and the language they spoke. English borrowed that tribal name for both the group and their speech, so Tonkawa still refers to the people or their language today.