Not to be confused with Tiwa language (India) or Tewa language.
Tiwa
Tigua
Ethnicity
Tiwa
Geographic distribution
4 Pueblos throughout New Mexico, Arizona, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Texas
Linguistic classification
Tanoan
Tiwa
Subdivisions
Southern
Northern (Taos, Picuris)
Piro? †
Glottolog
tiwa1255
Tiwa (/ˈtiːwə/TEE-wə)[1] (Spanish Tigua, also E-nagh-magh[2]) is a group of two, possibly three, related Tanoan languages spoken by the Tiwa Pueblo, and possibly Piro Pueblo, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
^Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
^Lane in Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe (1851-1883) Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 Lippincott, Philadelphia, OCLC 6202862
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