Tutelo (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
The Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Tutelo language was traditionally spoken by the Tutelo people in the eastern United States.
- The last fluent speaker of the Tutelo language died in the late 19th century.
- Efforts have been made to revive the Tutelo language through linguistic research and language documentation.
- Tutelo is an endangered language with limited documentation and no native speakers.
- Historical records indicate that the Tutelo language was closely related to other Siouan languages spoken in the region.