Tongva

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noun

A member of a group of Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, thought to be descended from Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples from Nevada.

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Meanings

nounTongva (plural Tongvas or Tongva)

plural Tongvas

  1. A member of a group of Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, thought to be descended from Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples from Nevada.

    Synonyms: Gabrielino

proper noun
  1. An extinct Uto-Aztecan language formerly spoken by the Tongva people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a group of Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, thought to be descended from Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples from Nevada.

Similar
Gabrielino
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gabrielinokizh
Cite this entry
APA

Tongva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongva

MLA

“Tongva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongva. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tongva,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongva.

Source: Tongva on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.