Winyaw | |
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Total population | |
Extinct as tribe[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River.[2] | |
Languages | |
Siouan, Catawban[3] | |
Religion | |
Native American religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pedee, Waccamaw[2] |
The Winyaw were a Native American tribe living near Winyah Bay, Black River, and the lower course of the Pee Dee River in South Carolina. The Winyaw people disappeared as a distinct entity after 1720 and are thought to have merged with the Waccamaw.