Iswa

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Iswa

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From the tribe's autonym, ye iswa (“people of the river”), from Catawba ye (“people”) + iswa (“river”).

noun

plural, plural only A Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Catawba.
Similar: Catawba, Issa, Esaw

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"Iswa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/iswa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Iswa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/iswa

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"Iswa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/iswa.

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@misc{iswa_2026,
  title = {Iswa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/iswa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}