Tewa

noun

Te·​wa ˈtā-wə 

ˈtē-

1

: a member of a Pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona

2

: the language of the Tewa people

Examples of Tewa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The collection’s wellspring is the late-19th century and early-20th ceramics of Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) and Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso). — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Twelve Tewa artists respond, with their art, to O'Keeffe's aesthetic claim to their ancestral land. — John Burnett, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026

Hoop dancers sometimes perform in nearby Historic Plaza, a former Tewa settlement. — Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025

In Tewa, Santa Clara Pueblo is called Kha’Po Owingeh (Singing Water Village). — Michael Shaikh june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025

In northern New Mexico, the Indigenous women of Tewa Women United work against the legacy and ongoing effects of nuclear research affecting their homelands and communities from Los Alamos National Laboratory. — Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025

The retreat supports Tewa Women United, a non-profit that supports Indigenous women and girls to connect with ancestral knowledge, healing and strength. — Náosha Gregg, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

Travelers heading north from Santa Fe pass under multiple bridges with references to Pojoaque Pueblo in the community’s native language of Tewa. — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023

The early Native American inhabitants of the area, a Puebloan people who spoke the Tewa language, also believed the dirt was medicinal. — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish Tegua, from Tewa téwa, a self-designation

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1