Cayugan.
/ˈkeɪjuːɡə//ˈkʌɪjuːɡə/ 1. One of the five (later six) tribes of the Iroquoian confederation of North American Indians; a member of this tribe. Also attributive.
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Maqua1616
Mohawk1634
Seneca1664
Oneida1666
Onondaga1677
Tuscarora1713
Cayuga1744
1744 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) IV. 722 The several Nations had drawn for the performance of the Ceremony and the Lot falling on the Cayogo Nation.
1792 Affecting Hist. F. Manheim 34 A number of..Cayugas will commence hostilities.
1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. vii. 143 They [sc. the Iroquois] consisted of the tribes..of the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, Cayugas and Senecas; who ranked, in the confederation, in the order with which they are named.
1969 Observer 25 May (Colour Suppl.) 53/3 Farther west were the Cayuga, a small group.
2. The Iroquoian language of this tribe.
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Mohawk1754
Cherokee1761
Huron1776
Nottoway1830
Wyandot1837
Onondaga1887
Cayuga1933
Oneida1933
Tuscarora1933
1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 72 The languages of the Iroquois type (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, [etc.]).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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