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Tanoan

noun
Ta·​no·​an | \ tə-ˈnō-ən How to pronounce Tanoan (audio) , ˈtä-nə-wən How to pronounce Tanoan (audio) \

Definition of Tanoan

: a family of American Indian languages spoken in New Mexico and Arizona

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Tanoan adjective

First Known Use of Tanoan

1891, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Tanoan

Tano, a group of former pueblos in New Mexico

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