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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolowa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tolowa
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a particular tribe whose members still reside in their traditional territories in northwestern California and southern Oregon.

name

The Athabaskan language of this tribe.

Etymology

From a Yurok term: either from tolowechek' (“I speak Tolowa”), or from the Yurok name of their principal town.

Inflected Forms

Tolowas (plural)

Questions

What does tolowa mean?
A member of a particular tribe whose members still reside in their traditional territories in northwestern California and southern Oregon.
Where does tolowa come from?
From a Yurok term: either from tolowechek' (“I speak Tolowa”), or from the Yurok name of their principal town.

How to pronounce tolowa

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