Tanoan language

/ˈtɑnoʊən ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Definitions of Tanoan language
  1. noun
    a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States
    synonyms: Tanoan
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    types:
    Kiowa
    the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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