tonkawa means the extinct language once spoken by these people. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Wichita tonkaweya (“those who stay together”), compare Tonkawa Tickanwa•tic (“(a) genuine people”).
name
- The extinct language once spoken by these people.
- A city in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.
noun
- A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.