Tonkawa

English

Tonkawa, Oklahoma

Etymology

From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).

Noun

Tonkawa pl (plural only)

1. A Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.

Proper noun

Tonkawa

1. The extinct language once spoken by these people.
2. A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.