Wintun

W4I1N1T1U1N1

noun

Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.

Similar
Wintun language
OriginWintu wintʰu·n →
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Meanings

nounWintun (plural Wintuns or Wintun)

plural Wintuns · alternative Wintuan · alternative Wintoon

  1. Any member of a group of related Native American tribes who live in Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern) tribes.
proper noun

alternative Wintuan · alternative Wintoon

  1. The family of languages which they traditionally spoke.
adjectiveWintun (not comparable)

alternative Wintuan · alternative Wintoon

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Wintun people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Copehan language spoken by the Wintun

Similar
Wintun language
Broader
Copehan
Also see
copehcopehan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Wintuwintʰu·n“to be a person, to be a Wintun”
  2. EnglishWintun

From Wintu wintʰu·n (“to be a person, to be a Wintun”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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