Tiwa languages

Not to be confused with Tiwa language (India) or Tewa language.
Tiwa
Tigua
EthnicityTiwa
Geographic
distribution		4 Pueblos throughout New Mexico, Arizona, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Texas
Linguistic classificationTanoan
  • Tiwa
SubdivisionsSouthern


Northern (Taos, Picuris)


Piro? †
Language codes
Glottologtiwa1255

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.

  1. ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
  2. ^ 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