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Tonkawa

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English

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Tonkawa, Oklahoma

Etymology

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From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).

Noun

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Tonkawa pl (plural only)

  1. A Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

Proper noun

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Tonkawa

  1. The extinct language once spoken by these people.
  2. A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.
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