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Rio Grande Tewa

Rio Grande Tewa is a Kiowa-Tanoan language spoken in United States. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Rio Grande Tewa · 35.9°N 106.1°W

Words in Rio Grande Tewa

Meaning	Word	Romanization
mother	yíyá
child	ay
man	sen
woman	kwee
person	tʼowa
friend	kʼema
eye	tsée
ear	oeyay
nose	shu
tongue	hän
hand	man
heart	pín
head	pʼôn
skin	khowa
liver	hada
water	pʼoe
moon	pʼóe
rain	kwan
snow	phon
mountain	pʼin
tree	kay
leaf	kaa
louse	phay
tea	tây
egg	wáa
path	pʼôe

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Southern TiwaKiowa-Tanoan16% alike
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TowaKiowa-Tanoan10% alike
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

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