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Ritwan

noun
Rit·wan | \ˈritwən\
plural Ritwan or Ritwans

Definition of Ritwan 

1 : a language stock of northern California comprising Wiyot and Yurok and possibly related to Algonquian — see weitspekan , wishoskan

2a : the peoples speaking Ritwan languages

b : a member of any such peoples

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