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Tiwa

American  
[tee-wuh] / ˈti wə /

noun

plural

Tiwas,

plural

Tiwa
  1. a member of a cluster of pueblo-dwelling North American Indian peoples of New Mexico.

  2. the Tanoan language of the Tiwa.


Example Sentences

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At Vein, a nightclub not far off, Tiwa Savage, one of Nigeria's biggest Afrobeats stars, took to the mic.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

What Skelly will present with Tiwa Select later this year in New York City doesn’t have an “end client, so I can just do whatever I want,” he explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Globally recognised stars including Senegalese maestro Youssou Ndour, and Nigerian artists P-Square and Tiwa Savage are among those set to perform during the main awards ceremony at the 15,000-seat Dakar stadium.

From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2023

The festival is unusual because despite appearances from Tiwa Savage, Skepta, Davido and Naomi Campbell, there's never been a headliner.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021

A festival at the Railyards District in Sacramento, Lost in Riddim, presents 20 hitmakers — including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi — offering a two-day immersion in Afrobeats for a U.S. audience.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021