KIOWA


Meaning of KIOWA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkī-ə-ˌwȯ, -ˌwä, -ˌwā ]

noun

( plural Kiowa or Kiowas )

Etymology: ultimately from Kiowa kɔ́ygú, a self-designation

Date: 1808

1. : a member of an American Indian people of what are now Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

2. : the language of the Kiowa people

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.