Wintu

[ win-too, win-too ]

/ wɪnˈtu, ˈwɪn tu /

Save This Word!

noun, plural Win·tus, especially collectively Win·tu for 1.

a member of an American Indian people of the Sacramento River valley in California.

the Wintun language of the Wintu.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Also called Wintun.

Words nearby Wintu

Winthrop, John, win through, wintle, Winton, wintry, Wintu, Wintun, win-win, winy, winze, WIP

How to use Wintu in a sentence

The great majority of Wintu metamorphoses are effected by Olelbis.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
The following four spirit songs are from my Wintu collection.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
The myths from one to nine inclusive are Wintu, from ten to the end Yana.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
To understand the Wintu mind, it is indispensable to begin with Olelbis.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin

These remarks are given, as nearly as possible, in the form of the original Wintu narrative.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin