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Tanoan

Syllables: Ta·no·an/təˈnəʊ.ən/US/təˈnoʊ.ən/

Tanoan adjective: of or relating to the Tanoan languages or the peoples that speak them.

Adjective

Tanoan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Tanoan languages or the peoples that speak them.

Proper noun

Tanoan

  1. A family of languages spoken by indigenous peoples in New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Origin of Tanoan

From Tano + -an.

Words that rhyme with Tanoan

Questions about Tanoan

What does Tanoan mean?
Tanoan means of or relating to the Tanoan languages or the peoples that speak them.
What part of speech is Tanoan?
Tanoan can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tanoan?
Tanoan is pronounced /təˈnoʊ.ən/ (US).

Words near Tanoan in the dictionary

  1. tannurs
  2. Tano
  3. tanoa
  4. tanoak
  5. tanoaks
  6. Tanoan
  7. tanoas
  8. tanod
  9. tanods
  10. tanomastat
  11. tanooki

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