Cayuga (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York State.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Meaning 2
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Cayuga language is an endangered Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga people.
- Cayuga is traditionally spoken by the Cayuga Nation, who reside primarily in Ontario, Canada.
- As an Iroquoian language, Cayuga is part of the Northern Iroquoian language branch.
- The Cayuga language is still spoken by a small number of fluent speakers, mostly elderly community members.
- Cayuga is one of the six Iroquoian languages spoken by the Haudenosaunee people, a confederacy of indigenous peoples in North America.