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Tonkawa

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

noun Tonkawas · Tonkawa

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

proper noun

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

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"Tonkawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tonkawa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

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

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@misc{tonkawa_2026,
  title = {Tonkawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tonkawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}