Kiowa

English

Etymology

From Kiowa Cáuigù.

Noun

Kiowa (plural Kiowas or Kiowa)

1. A member of an indigenous people of North America, currently in Oklahoma.

Alternative forms

• Kioway

Translations

people

• Catalan: kiowa m or f
• Navajo: Káawa
• Russian: ка́йова m (kájova)
• Taos: kóywona

Proper noun

Kiowa

1. A language of the Kiowa-Tanoan language family.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A town, the county seat of Elbert County, Colorado.
   2. A minor city in Barber County, Kansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Glacier County, Montana.
   4. A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska.
   5. A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.

Derived terms

• Kiowa County

Translations

language

• Russian: ка́йова m (kájova)

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kiowa terms

Further reading

• Kiowa language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kiowa (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Kiowa, kio ⁠