Main Entry:

Ki·o·wa

Pronunciation:

\ˈkī-ə-ˌwȯ, -ˌwä, -ˌwā\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Kiowa or Kiowas

Etymology:

ultimately from Kiowa kɔ́ygú, a self-designation

Date:

1808

1 : a member of an American Indian people of what are now Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas 2 : the language of the Kiowa people