English Explanatory Dictionary

Wintun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.
name
  1. The family of languages which they traditionally spoke.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Wintun people.

Word forms

Wintun Wintuns Wintuan Wintoon

Etymology

From Wintu wintʰu·n (“to be a person, to be a Wintun”).

Related words

Wintu
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