n.
Pronunciation: ' k ī - ə - ˌ wo ̇ , - ˌ wä, - ˌ w ā
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Kiowa or Kiowas
Etymology: ultimately from Kiowa k ɔ́ ygú, 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