Wintu
[win-too, win-too]
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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.
Also called Wintun.
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The great majority of Wintu metamorphoses are effected by Olelbis.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin
The following four spirit songs are from my Wintu collection.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin
The myths from one to nine inclusive are Wintu, from ten to the end Yana.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin
To understand the Wintu mind, it is indispensable to begin with Olelbis.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin
The Wintu system is remarkable for the peculiar development of the chief divinity, Olelbis, called also Nomhliëstawa.
Creation Myths of Primitive AmericaJeremiah Curtin