Tiwa

[ tee-wuh ]

noun,plural Ti·was, (especially collectively) Ti·wa for 1.
  1. a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico.

  2. the Tanoan language of the Tiwa.

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How to use Tiwa in a sentence

  • It was the next morning that Mo-wa-thé stood at the door of Ho-Tiwa the Ancient one;––the spiritual head of the village.

    The Flute of the Gods | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • “Since these are her only words, the child shall be named in the way of that people,” said Ho-Tiwa.

    The Flute of the Gods | Marah Ellis Ryan