Tolowa

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noun

A member of a particular tribe whose members still reside in their traditional territories in northwestern California and southern Oregon.

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Meanings

nounTolowa (plural Tolowas or Tolowa)

plural Tolowas

  1. A member of a particular tribe whose members still reside in their traditional territories in northwestern California and southern Oregon.
proper noun
  1. The Athabaskan language of this tribe.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chetco

Origin

From a Yurok term: either from tolowechek' (“I speak Tolowa”), or from the Yurok name of their principal town.

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Cite this entry
APA

Tolowa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolowa

MLA

“Tolowa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolowa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tolowa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tolowa.

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