"Tongva" meaning in English

See Tongva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Tongva
  1. An extinct Uto-Aztecan language formerly spoken by the Tongva people.
    Sense id: en-Tongva-en-name-piRkEwRs

Noun

Forms: Tongvas [plural], Tongva [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Tongva}} Tongva (plural Tongvas or Tongva)
  1. A member of a group of Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, thought to be descended from Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples from Nevada. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Categories (place): Native American tribes Synonyms: Gabrielino
    Sense id: en-Tongva-en-noun-BW8Bdqsn Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 20 80 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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