Tonkawa

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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.